As part of our special report Index sent a survey to 28 historians and journalists who work with archives related to the Royal Family. We received 10 responses. The majority wanted to remain anonymous – interesting in and of itself
A historian has paid dearly in his quest to access archives on Mountbatten, which should have been readily available. Here he writes about the personal toll
We trawled through hundreds of blocked archives on the UK Royal Family to present a flavour of what is off limits
Australian authorities are dramatically ramping up the sentences faced by peaceful climate crisis protesters
The Metropolitan Police has made hundreds of requests to remove online content in the past year. Every single one of them related to drill music. This is dangerously close to systemic racism, believes Shereener Browne
Choose from our shortlist of 12 despots and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Major new investigation from Index on Censorship reveals the scale and reach of the CCP’s international soft power push across the European arts landscape
A new report demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party uses art to extend the reach of censorship into cities across Europe
Editors, journalists, lawyers and academics write to Dominic Raab to express support for the Model UK Anti-SLAPP Law launched by the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
China’s attempts to woo foreign journalists and bloggers in bid to control conversation
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship