Anyone who believes that Ukraine should remain independent and become part of Europe is already an enemy of Russia, says the celebrated author
Andrei Kurkov on Russia’s war against Ukrainian culture
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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
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
Mother-tongue abusers
The writer Zinovy Zinik on the moment his granddaughter learnt about Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and how it devastated her fairytale view of the country
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
1972: Nixon went to China, BBC banned McCartney and Index was published
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may have heard that the 70s were different. In 1972, when the first issue of Index magazine was launched, no...
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
Hong Kong’s National Security Law reaches the UK
High-profile activist Benedict Rogers, who lives in London, is being targeted using the draconian law in what is believed to be its first use outside Chinese territoryÂ
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
Does Russia’s war have popular support? Navalny says not
Some 14,000 people, including children, have been detained for protesting the war. Putin’s pollsters say Russians support it
Lament for Hong Kong
Watching the crushing of Hong Kong’s media is heartbreaking and confirms the dictum that censorship inevitably degenerates into absurdity and corruption, writes David McNeill
They “have come to rob you of your name and language”
A selection of five pieces on Ukraine from 1972 to 2014 that help shed light on the present conflict and celebrate the country’s rich cultural history and tradition of resistance, from Index’s astonishing archive
