Sir Trevor Phillips and Jonathan Dimbleby discussed the challenges to freedom of expression at our 50th birthday party
As Russia wages war, Index reflects on its beginnings
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CATEGORY: Ruth’s blog
“We will not be intimidated by people who do not like what we stand for”
Our CEO Ruth Smeeth reflects on the passing of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
“My heart is with the people of Ukraine”
Ruth Smeeth is inspired by the collective bravery of women in the face of Putin’s tyranny and violence
Ukraine: “Even in the midst of war there is hope”
Despite the risks, people are voicing their opposition to a conflict that gets dirtier and deadlier by the day
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will give other tyrants free rein
I have struggled to write this blog. There don’t seem to the right words for something so serious, so terrifying but so utterly predictable. Putin...
We must not let Putin use the Ukraine crisis to bury Navalny trial news
Putin’s biggest critic has just gone on trial in circumstances that are clearly aimed at lessening coverage and outrage
Trying to sanitise our online lives through regulation will just mask tensions
Last weekend I made an error. I posted a photo on my personal social media account of some political campaigning I’d done. As a former MP, it would...
Beijing Olympics: Support the sport but remember the persecuted
As the Games begin in China, do cheer on your country’s athletes but look beyond the sport
“You cannot tell the story of the Holocaust without challenging imagery”
A school in Tennessee has banned a book about the Holocaust. How will we avoid repeating the crimes without open, honest education at the core?
Boris Johnson’s Partygate is a distraction from the important issues
Aggression against protestors in Kazakhstan, hunger in Afghanistan and Covid deaths continue despite the scandals