The Supreme Council of National Security announced that any action deemed supportive of Israel would be met with the most ...

At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the ...

It’s been five years since the National Security Law was passed: how much has freedom of expression deteriorated in China’s ...

A version of this article was originally published in the British Journalism Review. Let me tell you about four brave journalists. One morning last May, Farid Mehralizada was arrested by masked police ...

Unsurprisingly dozens of lawyers, academics and human rights defenders have joined journalists in fleeing the country.

It would have been difficult to miss the recent flurry of news regarding cuts to international aid organisations, and the repercussions these will have in areas such as climate change mitigation, ...

In the age of online information, it can feel harder than ever to stay informed. As we get bombarded with news from all angles, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through the ...

Authoritarianism has grown stronger all over the world, and the space for free expression has shrunk. Journalists, writers, and activists are being silenced simply for speaking the truth. Many face ...

At a quiet corner of an apartment in Cairo, Palestinian journalists now sit staring at a blank screen. Just months ago, they were reporting from the heart of Gaza – documenting airstrikes, ...

In a secondary academy in England, a librarian is putting books into a box. Just moments before, they were proudly on the shelves, rainbow flags waving across their covers and words such as “queer” ...

It is ironic that the US president, a supposed champion of free speech, has threatened Bruce Springsteen for expressing his ...