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A big week to remember

The past week has been busy for Index and in Hong Kong. It is up to us all to ensure award winners and political prisoners are not forgotten

Campaigners, artists and journalists from Iran, Palestine, Russia and Uganda are named in awards ceremony in London this week

Denouncements of citizens for anti-Russian sentiment and punitive psychiatry are rising in the former Soviet Union

The Russian leader is revisiting the Cold War playbook by using mental manipulation to silence dissidents and its use is growing

by Martin Bright | 14 Nov 2024

Donald Trump’s re-election is indicative of a broader global trend towards a new age of veiled authoritarianism.

What terrible things will happen while we are all distracted by the clown in the White House?

by Martin Bright | 8 Nov 2024

As we mark the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, we should remember that democratic change can come very quickly

The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested

Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media

Today is a day of despair – but it is also a day for those of us who genuinely care about free expression to come together to protect and promote it