Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Celebrating Europe’s biggest bullies
Who’s made the most effort to throw legal threats at the little guys? A tongue-in-cheek round-up of the European SLAPP Contest 2025
Whistleblowers silenced over failings in NHS pregnancy care
Index investigates the culture of secrecy shrouding maternity services and women’s healthcare in England
Contents – The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
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The Roma women abused under Czechoslovakia’s haunting legacy
Under Soviet rule, Roma women were subjected to forced sterilisation. Today, they are still facing discrimination in their reproductive care
Autocrats above the law
In today’s geopolitical climate, even lawyers need lawyers
The week in free expression: 29 March–4 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Has Donald Trump’s hit list been inspired by Viktor Orbán’s?
As the US president continues his attacks on universities and the media, it’s worth noting that a democratic leader has done this before
The Kurdish journalists being targeted in Syria
Media workers in the Kurdish-led autonomous region in northern Syria have long suffered attacks by Turkish forces and extremist groups
The freedom to travel is becoming a privilege, not a right
Countries once considered liberal are increasingly denying dissenters entry at their borders