The historian and writer represents views which run counter to the authoritarian tendency that has dominated the country for so much of its recent history
Vladimir Kara-Murza: The dissident spirit of Russia
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The Bangladesh government has been killing student protesters but reporting it has become nearly impossible
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ministers are trying to cover up what the government has done and is blaming external “terrorists” and opposition parties
The latest rubbish joke from China
An unexpected view of China and the Wall Street Journal’s sacking of a reporter named chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association hit the headlines this week
Encouraging signs on freedom of expression after Starmer’s first week
Appointments to and actions from the new Cabinet suggest a shift in approach
The death penalty is the new normal in Iran
Our weekly newsletter leads on the announcement of a sentence we all feared for rapper Toomaj Salehi
Vladimir Kara-Murza: The family man who has spent two years in prison
Campaigner Bill Browder calls the jailed Putin critic “the type of person that our world needs the most”
Iran: do you want the good or the bad news?
A great privilege of working at Index is, and always has been, the amazing people we get to encounter, such as Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi
Life and death in Iran’s prisons
The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi faces yet more charges for her activism and her refusal to wear hijab
2023 Freedom of Expression Award winners announced
Index on Censorship has recognised activists and campaigners from Afghanistan, India and Iran for their work at its annual awards ceremony
Seeking the real story of Prigozhin’s challenge to Putin
Finding the truth about what is happening in Russia is almost impossible but the country’s remaining independent media are working hard to do so