Hong Kong authorities are using the blanket term to stifle events and voices which they find uncomfortable
In Hong Kong, force majeure means political pressure
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On the ground in Serbia: Student protests lead to crackdown on human rights
Protesters are being intimidated and having spyware uploaded to their phones as stand-off escalates
Should the phrase “globalise the intifada” be banned?
In the wake of the Bondi atrocity, Index says freedom of expression includes not only the right to speak but the responsibility to do so with care
Putin versus Pussy Riot
The anti-Putin punk band has been designated as a terrorist organisation meaning any reference to the group may now carry criminal penalties
Is impartiality possible when it comes to free speech?
Introducing a new independent report called The Impartiality Project
Europe’s real censorship problem isn’t what Trump claims
As a Pride organiser faces criminal charges, Europe’s far right makes clear whose voices it wants erased
Gen Z attitudes: An Index on Censorship survey
Take part in our survey of the views of people born between 1997 and 2012 on freedom of expression both on and offline
Investigative journalism under threat if government breaks end-to-end encryption
Index and other organisations issue statement as UK Members of Parliament debate a petition calling for the Online Safety Act to be repealed
Jimmy Lai’s guilty verdict is a disgrace
The guilty verdict delivered today is one of the biggest signs of how corrupt and unfree Hong Kong has become
Meta bans Brazilian left-wing influencers
Politicians say it is a “direct attack on freedom of speech and the work of those who denounce injustices within Brazil”