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Hungary’s recent actions not only contravene the ECHR, but also the European Union’s (EU) policies around democracy and human ...
Zahra Joya is an Afghan journalist living in London and editor-in-chief and founder of Rukhshana Media, a news agency ...
A ban on female healthcare workers is leaving women’s health and maternity services in a dire situation under Taliban rule ...
“Whistleblowers in Nigeria’s healthcare system often encounter retaliation, including threats, suspension or sacking, and ...
Campaigner Peter Tatchell was detained on Saturday in a case that shows all that’s going wrong with free speech in the UK ...
On the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, Index explores how healthcare is being used as a ...
We’ve been here before, with Qatar in 2022. This time we can only hope that speaking up early actually prompts change. We won’t hold our breath though. As our own investigation Oiling the Wheels of ...
Moments of Freedom was Index on Censorship’s 2023 year-end campaign where we asked our readers and supporters to vote on the moments during the past twelve months that have given them hope that the ...
Tomorrow marks World Press Freedom Day, a day started in 1993 to remind governments of their duty to protect freedom of the press. This year, the need for this reminder feels more urgent than ever.
Reporting from Thailand, Index looks at how the military junta has denied international journalists entry to Myanmar following the disaster in March ...
It was the event that started the Arab Spring: in December 2010, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi fatally set himself alight in an act of despair against state corruption ...
The 2025 edition of the annual European SLAPP Contest put on by the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) took place in Brussels last week in front of an enthusiastic crowd, brought together by a ...