Israel’s push towards authoritarianism by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is not slowing down during the country’s ever-expanding military operations. If anything, it is intensifying
Laura Silvia Battaglia recalls the last play she saw in Gaza and talks to its director today about how theatre is still providing a voice for the displaced, even in refugee camps
A London art gallery has pulled an exhibition about Russian dissidents because an Israeli artist refused to condemn “the Zionist regime”
National security arguments cannot become a tool to control free expression in democratic societies
The world is seeing a completely different war from the domestic audience
The sharp rise in media censorship in 2023 comes as the Israeli government further undermines press freedoms, especially amid the Gaza war
Our CEO ponders the challenges of being a reviewer after reading the latest column from the Observer’s restaurant writer
The shuttering of Al Jazeera is just the latest in a series of restrictions introduced in response to the war in Gaza
Our CEO says that we must address the root causes of a conflict that has led to the deaths of more than 31,000 people
A great privilege of working at Index is, and always has been, the amazing people we get to encounter, such as Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi