Despite the huge risks attached to defying Putin, a handful of Russians are still speaking up. We profile six here
Today’s dissidents in Russia: tech savvy and willing to risk it all
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CATEGORY: Russia
Detained, blindfolded and threatened with death: a week in the hands of Ukraine’s Russian occupiers
Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina was on her way to Mariupol when she was taken hostage. She recounts her ordeal here
As Russia wages war, Index reflects on its beginnings
Sir Trevor Phillips and Jonathan Dimbleby discussed the challenges to freedom of expression at our 50th birthday party
Call for an end to beatings and abductions of journalists and protesters in Ukraine
Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Centre for Civil Liberties in Kyiv, condemns the actions of Russian troops
Andrei Kurkov on Russia’s war against Ukrainian culture
Anyone who believes that Ukraine should remain independent and become part of Europe is already an enemy of Russia, says the celebrated author
The Buena Vista Social v The Kremlin
The empty chairs at the empty tables in a journalists’ hangout in Kyiv are a tribute to the ultimate price paid for free expression
“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
Ukrainian reporter forced to film propaganda video before release
Victoria Roshchina, who works for independent media channel hromadske, had to deny she was being held captive
Ukrainian news reporter detained by Russia’s FSB
The whereabouts of Victoria Roschina, who works for independent news channel hromadske, is unknown after her detention
Contents – Index at 50: The battles won, lost and currently raging
The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the...
Fight… and overcome
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, we publish exclusive new translations of two Ukrainian poems that highlight the country’s struggle against invasion and occupation
How an independent broadcaster in Ukraine is defying the invasion
The TV and YouTube channel hromadske has been forced to abandon its studios but keeps the news flowing
