Category : Ruth’s blog
Speech should be free but not of consequences
Rather than genuinely tackling the thornier issues, we’re seeing calls for more regulations online as a quick fix We need Andrei Aliaksandrau and 254 others in Belarus back home
Lukashenko's government has doubled down by raiding the homes and offices of activists and journalists Loujain al-Hathloul’s release gives everyone hope
The women's rights activist has been released after 1,001 days in a Saudi jail but the struggle continues The British Government has zero moral authority
The UK cannot claim the moral high ground when it is preventing its own journalists from doing their jobs Under cover of Covid, too many people have stopped paying attention
Authoritarian leaders are restricting freedom of expression while we battle the pandemic Behind Belarus’ shocking statistics are real people
There are 187 political prisoners in Belarus. Each of them is a real person, with a family and a life The week that tested the boundaries of free speech
A senator's book deal is cancelled, Donald Trump is removed from Twitter and a congresswoman wears a mask saying "censored" - never has a robust conversation about definitions of censorship been needed Trump has dented the American Dream
The US President has crossed the line between free speech and incitement and five people have died 2020: One for the history books
The past year has been all about restriction of our freedoms and not just to stop the spread of Covid Why Index has held its first ever social media blackout
Despite atrocities against activists increasing globally, we have highlighted the execution by the Iranian government of journalist Ruhollah Zam #HumanRightsDay: We still have a lot of work to do
As we marked Human Rights Day 2020 we were reminded how much work we have to do to upload the day's core values. Join us in this work Should we have to respect or just tolerate abhorrent views?
Academics at one of our most learned institutions vote next week on what free speech means. Our CEO says respect should be earned 
