Governing bodies are becoming increasingly heavy-handed in their attempts to remain neutral in the conflict
Sport faces growing censorship problem over the Israel-Gaza war
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CATEGORY: Israel
The suffering of Wael al-Dahdouh in “deadliest conflict for journalists”
Al Jazeera’s bureau chief has lost many family members in the Gaza conflict including his son Hamza, one of 76 Palestinian journalists who are reported dead. Index speaks to a fellow journalist and family friend about the tragedy
2024, the year that four billion go the polls
Your ballot is a shield against would-be despots and tyrants and the consequences of your vote go far beyond your immediate neighbourhood
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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From the Danube to the Baltic Sea, Germany takes an authoritarian turn
German authorities are increasingly silencing pro-Palestine activism in an effort to stamp out anything they fear could be seen as antisemitic
The world needs to learn from Masha Gessen moments
The Russian-American writer was at the centre of a controversy yet things were not exactly as they first seemed
Art institutions accused of censoring pro-Palestine views
Ai Weiwei and other artists speak to Index amid a spike in censorship within the art world right now as a result of the Middle East conflict
Silent Palestinians in Gaza and Israel
It’s not just anti-war voices that are being gagged in a conflict that threatens to spiral out of control
Why academic freedom and freedom of speech are not the same thing
The right to debate ideas in universities does not give free rein to voice hateful ideas outside that environment
The stakes are high for free expression in Israel-Hamas conflict
Journalists have been attacked and killed, individuals have been silenced and protests banned as a result of the conflict