The godfather of “illiberal democracy” – Viktor Orban – is fighting his fiercest election battle to date. What exactly is on the line when Hungarians head to the polls on Sunday?
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As Russia wages war, Index reflects on its beginnings
Sir Trevor Phillips and Jonathan Dimbleby discussed the challenges to freedom of expression at our 50th birthday party
Call for an end to beatings and abductions of journalists and protesters in Ukraine
Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Centre for Civil Liberties in Kyiv, condemns the actions of Russian troops
Andrei Kurkov on Russia’s war against Ukrainian culture
Anyone who believes that Ukraine should remain independent and become part of Europe is already an enemy of Russia, says the celebrated author
The Buena Vista Social v The Kremlin
The empty chairs at the empty tables in a journalists’ hangout in Kyiv are a tribute to the ultimate price paid for free expression
“We will not be intimidated by people who do not like what we stand for”
Our CEO Ruth Smeeth reflects on the passing of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Ukrainian reporter forced to film propaganda video before release
Victoria Roshchina, who works for independent media channel hromadske, had to deny she was being held captive
Ukrainian news reporter detained by Russia’s FSB
The whereabouts of Victoria Roschina, who works for independent news channel hromadske, is unknown after her detention
1972: Nixon went to China, BBC banned McCartney and Index was published
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may have heard that the 70s were different. In 1972, when the first issue of Index magazine was launched, no...
Contents – Index at 50: The battles won, lost and currently raging
The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the...