Author Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmad Muna were arrested by undercover Israeli police with dozens of their books being confiscated
Ayesh was released from administrative detention on 14 January 2025 by Israeli authorities
Index on Censorship criticises Ofcom’s inadequate ‘passing references’ to users’ privacy rights and warns of legal battles if draft guidance on encryption is not updated
Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target independent reporting and public interest speech
Joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation
Organisations welcome the opening of an investigation into the death of the Ukrainian journalist who died in unclear circumstances while in Russian detention
Findings of a recent press freedom mission to Georgia by the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform, of which Index is a member
The vocal critic of Vladimir Putin and the Wall Street Journal reporter are among a number of people released as part of a prisoner exchange
Facing “harshest punishment” for her activism,
Atena Farghadani must be released immediately
Musician faces death sentence after three years of judicial harassment, including arrest, imprisonment and torture
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression