The right to protest peacefully, the protection of human rights and the ability for journalists to reveal government wrongdoing are all under threat, writes Martin Bright
Index award winner reveals ordeal after she shared an article on drug trafficking in Niger
Seven organisations including Index are closely monitoring the cases of two journalists who reported on a major financial scandal
First he fled Xinjiang. Then Kazakhstan. And then Turkey. On 20 January 2021 Serikzhan Bilash, a prominent human rights defender and activist, travelled alone to the United States to seek asylum. He left behind his wife, Laila Adilzahn, and three...
Demonstrations over fuel prices have lead to a crackdown and the arrival of Russian troops
Sevan Nişanyan believes he has been added to the country’s “list of undesirable foreigners” as a result of his controversial research
We join seventeen other organisations in supporting the award-winning journalist who is facing a week-long defamation trial in London this week
The closure of Memorial is an attack on Ukraine history, coming at a time of heightened concern about the country’s future
It is now a year since our former colleague and his partner were detained following Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s disputed election victory
From Kazakhstan to Hong Kong the news is full of horrific stories from around the world. We must use our voices to shout about them