UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly under pressure to repeal hate speech laws in order to secure a favourable trade deal with the USA
When trade wars become culture wars
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RFK Jr could be a disaster for American healthcare
It is deeply troubling that the USA’s new health secretary believes in conspiracy theories and is hostile towards modern medicine
Mahmoud Muna: “There is a policy of oppression towards cultural institutions”
Index interviews “the bookseller of Jerusalem” about the recent raids on his bookshop and the ongoing crackdown on literary free expression in Israel and Palestine
The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Celebrating Europe’s biggest bullies
Who’s made the most effort to throw legal threats at the little guys? A tongue-in-cheek round-up of the European SLAPP Contest 2025
Tariffs and tight control
Chinese censors are feasting on the chaos that is Donald Trump’s trade war
Whistleblowers silenced over failings in NHS pregnancy care
Index investigates the culture of secrecy shrouding maternity services and women’s healthcare in England
The harassment of Chinese-Australian artist, political cartoonist and activist Badiucao must end
More than 40 organisations from around the world stand in solidarity with the award-winning cartoonist
The week in free expression: 5–11 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The Roma women abused under Czechoslovakia’s haunting legacy
Under Soviet rule, Roma women were subjected to forced sterilisation. Today, they are still facing discrimination in their reproductive care