Acclaimed writer Fatima Bhutto, Turner Prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor and campaigner Ailbhe Smyth to judge awards
Judges named for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
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Impartiality and independence of police watchdog questioned by whistleblower
A report on the policing of protests supported Priti Patel before evidence-gathering was complete and was influenced by bias against non-violent dissent
Xinjiang: “I have no regrets on speaking out”
Newcastle University academic Dr Joanne Smith Finley believes that China has lost “an erstwhile ally” in sanctioning her
Twenty-four organisations express solidarity with the Swedish media outlet Realtid
Index among those bodies supporting journalists ahead of the first hearing in their UK defamation case
Jess Phillips: Violence against women and girls begins and ends with censorship
The outpouring of grief in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard is not just because of our sorrow at her loss. Women have been self censoring on behalf of society
Index welcomes the launch of the National Action Plan to protect journalists
The plan has been developed with the National Committee, of which Index is a member
Nellie Bly: “I said I could and I would. And I did.”
On International Womens Day, investigative journalist Patricia Devlin shares the story of the woman who is her inspiration
Film awards season: Journalism and activism in the spotlight
Movies on social justice and investigative journalism dominate the nominations for major awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Baftas this year
Equatorial Guinea: Journalist Delfin Mocache Massoko facing threats over corruption investigation
South African court demands apology from lawyer linked to country’s ruling Obiang family
Journalists held in Insein prison, Myanmar’s “darkest hell-hole”
Reporters covering the pro-demcracy protests are being held in a notorious military-run prison in Yangon