Our CEO says that we must address the root causes of a conflict that has led to the deaths of more than 31,000 people
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When the old fox walks the tightrope
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is a poisoned chalice – and not just for the nation’s LGBTQ+ community. Our East Africa contributing editor discusses the Act with Stella Nyanzi
Joint letter to mark 1000 days of hunger strike by Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace
Index has joined with more than 25 other human rights organisations to call for the release of the Bahraini human rights activist
Evan Gershkovich: We must be as loud as possible
The unlawful imprisonment in Russia of the WSJ reporter has huge implications for media freedom worldwide. We can all play a part in bringing about his release
Solidarity, Assange-style
Our editor-at-large opens up about his personal, complicated relationship with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The SLAPP stickers
A conversation between a wokey comedian, Rosie Holt, and her wonky lawyer brother, Charlie Holt, co-chair of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, on how open secrets survive on the comedy circuit
When is a landslide not a landslide?
It’s a question which Vladimir Putin has clearly been thinking about after what would ordinarily be considered a decisive win in last week’s Russian presidential election
The journalists being threatened with artificial intelligence
Perpetrators of gender-based violence are wielding a new digital weapon against Pakistani journalists
Iran: do you want the good or the bad news?
A great privilege of working at Index is, and always has been, the amazing people we get to encounter, such as Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi
Why withdrawal of labour is the ultimate expression of freedom
Forty years on from the miners’ strike, our CEO says we are duty-bound to uphold and defend the right to express dissent