Countries once considered liberal are increasingly denying dissenters entry at their borders

Countries once considered liberal are increasingly denying dissenters entry at their borders
Index rounds up some of the biggest stories in the global free speech landscape from the past seven days
Our fundamental right to protest is being eroded in the UK and USA
The US President has signed an order calling for the USAGM to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”
The Trump administration is moving to shutter these essential media outlets. This will aid autocrats and further silence voices of dissent
Roger Stahl speaks to Index about the Department of Defense’s continuing influence on Hollywood movies
With the UK modelling the USA’s approach to aid cuts, independent journalism and political prisoners could be in a perilous position
Donald Trump’s assertions about the Ukrainian president convey an alarming normalisation of false realities and an affront to accuracy
Once lauded as bastions of American patriotism, media outlets such as Radio Free Europe and Voice of America are now being labelled enemies of the state
We speak with the USA-based non-profit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) about the new president’s complicated approach to free expression