Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
The freedom to travel is becoming a privilege, not a right
31 March 2025 @ 3:21 pm
Countries once considered liberal are increasingly denying dissenters entry at their borders
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The week in free expression
28 March 2025 @ 1:08 pm
Index rounds up some of the biggest stories in the global free speech landscape from the past seven days
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Mother’s Day 2025: Celebrating the women taking on authoritarian regimes
28 March 2025 @ 11:10 am
From Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Laila Soueif, we pay tribute to mothers around the world who are fighting unimaginable battles for free speech and justice
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Power to the people?
24 March 2025 @ 11:35 am
Our fundamental right to protest is being eroded in the UK and USA
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USA urged to protect press freedom and keep journalists safe after order to gut United States Agency for Global Media
19 March 2025 @ 3:22 pm
The US President has signed an order calling for the USAGM to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law"
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The extraordinary decency of Athol Fugard
18 March 2025 @ 3:53 pm
Filmmaker and actor Gavin Hood reflects on his relationship with the late South African novelist, playwright and director, who has died aged 92
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The end of impunity for Rodrigo Duterte
18 March 2025 @ 12:06 pm
Justice has finally caught up with the former Philippines president
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Standing in solidarity with VOA, RFE/RL and RFA
17 March 2025 @ 7:14 pm
The Trump administration is moving to shutter these essential media outlets. This will aid autocrats and further silence voices of dissent
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UN working group on arbitrary detention declares that Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s detention violated international law
14 March 2025 @ 4:36 pm
A joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation
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Rights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public
13 March 2025 @ 4:06 pm
Representatives of rights groups have written to the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to call for Apple's case to be made public
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