News and Features

Human Rights Day 2024: A tribute to human rights defenders

Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world

Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target independent reporting and public interest speech

by Sarah Dawood | 6 Dec 2024

Peaceful demonstration is a fundamental form of self expression, and a crucial mechanism of any democracy

by Pouria Nazemi | 6 Dec 2024

Index looks at why being a scientist in Iran is so dangerous, and what is left behind when advancement is hindered

Solve fiendish cryptic clues from the mind of author Marc Nash to identify the book titles and win one of five 12-month magazine subscriptions

Joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation

by Martin Bright | 29 Nov 2024

A citizen-led movement to capture accurate voting tallies revealed that Nicolás Maduro did not win the country’s election

by Emily Boyle | 29 Nov 2024

The men in black who patrolled the corridors of Baku’s Olympic Stadium indicated the level of surveillance that activists are now under

by JP O'Malley | 29 Nov 2024

As physics laboratory Cern ends co-operation with Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war, Index talks to exiled scientists

by Martin Bright | 28 Nov 2024

The Algerian novelist has long been a controversial figure for his criticism of his home country and extremist Islam