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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
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As Mohammed Zubair’s case shows, the “world’s largest democracy” is still holding on to outdated and repressive laws that class journalism as a threat
Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world
Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target independent reporting and public interest speech
Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media
Reporting on organised crime in the eastern state of Bihar is a deadly business
The Indian government is revoking the status of its overseas citizens and denying visas for those critical of Modi