Index joins with other journalists’, media freedom, and human rights organisations to call for strengthened efforts to increase transparency in media ownership
Mexico has long been a ruthless place for journalists and press freedom. According to the international human rights organisation Article 19, 156 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000. Of the total, 144 were men and 12 were women. In...
As we mark 20 months since the arrest of Salma al-Shehab, Index calls for the country’s Specialized Criminal Court to be overhauled
The Queen’s death has put freedom of expression under the spotlight after anti-monarchy protesters were arrested. Read our rolling coverage of the issues
I was born in the city of Curitiba, in the south of Brazil, and I was always proud to be Brazilian. Since Jair Bolsonaro came to power on 1 January 2019 though it has been very upsetting to watch what has happened to my country. Bolsonaro was...
The UN Human Rights Office report on China’s activities in the region has finally been published after long delays and on the day the High Commissioner ends her term
The former president, who has died at the age of 91, wrote presciently in the pages of Index on Censorship
Supporters of the author read extracts of his work to show their support as he remains in hospital following horrific attack on 12 August
Join us in sending messages of support to the author, who was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture in New York state in August 2022
Saudi women’s rights advocate faces longest ever prison term for a peaceful activist after tweeting support for prisoners of conscience