The autumn issue of Index takes as its central theme the FIFA World Cup that will take place in Qatar in November and December 2022. A country where...
Contents – The beautiful game? Qatar, football and freedom
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Too much news?
It has been a busy week for news headlines. It is the role of Index is to make sure that the stories of dissidents are not ignored or forgotten
The woman exposing the propaganda puppet masters
Emma Briant researches the players behind some of the largest misinformation and disinformation campaigns today
The Online Safety Bill must be completely overhauled
Index calls on the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to ensure legislation does not damage rights to freedom of expression and privacy
Joint statement on the proposal for the European Media Freedom Act
Index joins with other journalists’, media freedom, and human rights organisations to call for strengthened efforts to increase transparency in media ownership
“Imagine the conversation between Bolsonaro and Erdogan”
Protests during mourning for Queen Elizabeth have been distasteful but not illegal. How should we express our feelings about some of the guests attending Monday’s state funeral?
LIVE: Protest and the Royal succession
The Queen’s death has put freedom of expression under the spotlight after anti-monarchy protesters were arrested. Read our rolling coverage of the issues
“Her Majesty was a formidable head of state”
Index is definitely not a traditional vehicle to feature an article discussing the British royal family. However, today I am going to abuse my...
An ode to two defining figures from 1989
The year 1989 saw events that shaped the world we currently live. We look at two essential figures who challenged the status quo at the time
Mikhail Gorbachev: the Soviet leader who learned to love freedom of expression
The former president, who has died at the age of 91, wrote presciently in the pages of Index on Censorship