A wide-ranging interview with the playwright, screenwriter and Index on Censorship patron Sir Tom Stoppard
Cancel culture, junk journalism and the dissident tradition
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The world must look beyond Cuba’s carefully manufactured PR image
It is important that Western human rights organisations do not allow the distorted image of Cuba as a tropical socialist outpost to muddy their thinking
Obituary: Peter R de Vries ‘a tireless and courageous fighter for justice’
The veteran Dutch crime reporter has died from injuries sustained in a shooting last week
Joint call condemning the Belarusian regime’s raids on journalists and human rights activists
Index joins with 11 other organisations to demand the release of those detained
Afghanistan: Journalists in the firing line
As Western forces leave the country, the free press faces a uncertain future under the Taliban
Attempted murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries “a slippery slope of violence”
The crime reporter was shot earlier this week and is the latest incident in increasing attacks on the media in the Netherlands
Slovenia no longer a safe haven for the free press
As Slovenia takes over the presidency of the council of the European Union, some are questioning the country's commitment to one of the bloc's key principles, that of the freedom of the press. A new report by Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a...
UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor finally freed from extradition torment almost one year on
Former in-house lawyer for oil firm SBM Offshore now allowed to return home
Belarus: Human rights organisations urge the UN Human Rights Council to maintain calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Andrei Aliaksandrau
Call comes as Council receives the report of the UN special rapporteur on the situation regarding human rights in the country
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Imprisoned Egyptian human rights campaigner, Russian feminist performance artist, and persecuted Djiboutian journalists among the shortlisted candidates