News and Features

Is jail time for Just Stop Oil protesters justified?

When countries like the UK and the USA start punitively punishing peaceful but disruptive protesters, the world needs to be on watch

by Mackenzie Argent | 26 Sep 2024

Nations in the “Global North” continue to crack down on protests and freedom of expression, while condemning similar actions abroad

An artist is being sued by one of Europe’s largest fishing companies and now dozens of organisations are asking for the case to be dropped

The family of Toomaj Salehi are calling for Iran to immediately and unconditionally release the jailed Iranian rapper

For Banned Books Week 2024, Index staff share some of the most absurd examples of literary censorship

by Mark Stimpson | 20 Sep 2024

The influence wielded by newspapers has come into sharp focus in the past week

by Martin Bright | 20 Sep 2024

Index co-hosted the private UK premiere of an important film about the Babyn Yar massacre to persuade CBS News to release key footage

Index launches campaign to highlight why politicians should not rush to add a “back door” to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal

An exploration of some of the innovative strategies employed by Iran’s directors to circumvent censorship

The adjective Orwellian is overused but the surreal ABC News debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris can only be described that way