A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
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Ntwali’s death is a huge loss for Rwanda’s challenging media landscape
The journalist was one of the few to challenge the long-standing president. Who will speak out now?
‘We won!’ Maria Ressa’s victory is a win for global media freedom
As a Philippines tax court acquits veteran journalist Maria Ressa, she and Rappler celebrate – and continue to hold the line
Join our Twitter storm of protest against Salma al-Shehab’s 34-year sentence
On Sunday 15 January, we mark the two-year anniversary of the arrest of the University of Leeds student on her return home to Saudi Arabia
Tyrant of the year 2022 named
You voted in your thousands and there was a clear winner, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Belarus: Free Andrei and Irina now
Index on Censorship and ARTICLE 19 call for charges against human rights defenders to be dropped
Remember their names: The protesters executed by the Iranian authorities
Four men have been executed following unjust show trials in Iran. Here’s what we know about them
Ramita Navai: No turning back from Iran’s women-led uprising
The British-Iranian journalist and author of the award-winning City of Lies speaks about the growing protests in her homeland
Pavel Litvinov: A dissident hero
An interview with Red Square demonstrator Pavel Litvinov on his role in founding Index, Russian imperialism and the war in Ukraine
In memory of Viktor Fainberg, 1968 Red Square demonstrator
The dissident fought hard for free expression and paid dearly. Here we shed more light on his amazing life
Seeing Auschwitz is a timely reminder of the importance of documenting atrocities
A new exhibition in London takes a different viewpoint on the horrors of the Holocaust
Why end-to-end encryption is essential for national security and public safety
As the Online Safety Bill makes its way through Parliament, we look at why at least one element of the proposed legislation has not been thought through properly
