The city’s biggest ever Pride event showed once again that expressing yourself peacefully should be a right, not a privilege ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

For many casual listeners, Bruce Springsteen’s song Born in the USA sounds like a glorious patriotic celebration of being American. Yet listen beyond the upbeat chorus and you discover the dejected ...

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 ...

[vc_row] [vc_column] [vc_single_image image=”107971″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”] [vc_column_text] Just before he was about to return to Argentina for the first time since his escape from the ...

The wife and brother-in-law of the lawyer who defended Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery, have been arrested. The lawyer, ...