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USA urged to protect press freedom and keep journalists safe after order to gut United States Agency for Global Media
The US President has signed an order calling for the USAGM to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”
The extraordinary decency of Athol Fugard
Filmmaker and actor Gavin Hood reflects on his relationship with the late South African novelist, playwright and director, who has died aged 92
The end of impunity for Rodrigo Duterte
Justice has finally caught up with the former Philippines president
Standing in solidarity with VOA, RFE/RL and RFA
The Trump administration is moving to shutter these essential media outlets. This will aid autocrats and further silence voices of dissent
Rights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public
Representatives of rights groups have written to the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to call for Apple’s case to be made public
Students versus the state in Serbia
As huge protests continue to take place, harassment and violence are escalating
This World Book Day, let’s fight for the freedom to read
Following an Index investigation into banned books in UK school libraries, the annual celebration has taken on a new meaning
Hollywood: the Pentagon’s secret weapon
Roger Stahl speaks to Index about the Department of Defense’s continuing influence on Hollywood movies
Iran’s silenced musicians
As the list of those persecuted in the country grows, it is obvious that Iran’s leadership is systemically opposed to musical free expression