Category : Russia
Whistleblowers: The lifeblood of democracy
The summer 2021 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at the critical role of whistleblowers 
Don’t SLAPP the Messenger
Rachel Long, Elif Shafak and Jacqueline Woodson explore what ‘freedom’ means in the culture of traditional publishing. Chaired by Urvashi Butalia and part of Banned Books Week Roman Protasevich is a dissident and an activist, but above all a journalist
Belarus regime staged hijack to silence their most prominent critic Yulia Tsvetkova’s hunger strike: “I have reached a dead end”
Index award-winner calls on her supporters not to waste any more time "on the farce called Russian justice" Navalny writes from his penal colony: “Books are our everything”
The jailed critic and opponent of Putin is sending messages via Instagram, detailing his ill-treatment Russia: Index expresses concern over the arrest of Doxa journalists
Student journalism is a building block of media freedom, says Index CEO Russia: Drop all charges against Yulia Tsvetkova
Award-winning artist faces six years in jail for her work promoting body positivity and women's rights Index statement on Alexei Navalny
Putin critic has been sent to a Russian penal colony following his show trials Protest & Repression Around the Globe: A roundtable discussion on Hong Kong, Thailand, Russia and Belarus
Rachel Long, Elif Shafak and Jacqueline Woodson explore what ‘freedom’ means in the culture of traditional publishing. Chaired by Urvashi Butalia and part of Banned Books Week Let them know they are not forgotten
Join us in sending messages of support to six human rights activists and journalists around the world who are #JailedNotForgotten Yuri Dmitriev: the historian being silenced by Putin
A Russian historian's research into killings during Stalin's regime has resulted in an extreme campaign against him 
