I have struggled to write this blog. There don’t seem to the right words for something so serious, so terrifying but so utterly predictable. Putin...
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will give other tyrants free rein
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Statement of support for Ukraine
More than 130 human rights and journalism organisations issue statement in condemnation of invasion and attacks on the press
Why Russian protests against invasion of Ukraine are so vital
Dissent against the action in Ukraine could be crushed just as it was in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but we should not give up hope
No corruption please, we’re British
The UK has developed a parallel vocabulary to avoid labelling anyone with the c-word … until now, says Oliver Bullough
Ukraine journalists fight battle on all fronts
Journalists in Ukraine operate in a harsh environment. As tensions with Russia build, the grave situation demands attention
The most authoritarian British government since the Second World War?
The right to protest peacefully, the protection of human rights and the ability for journalists to reveal government wrongdoing are all under threat, writes Martin Bright
Boris Johnson’s Partygate is a distraction from the important issues
Aggression against protestors in Kazakhstan, hunger in Afghanistan and Covid deaths continue despite the scandals
Greece: Concern over criminal charges against investigative reporters
Seven organisations including Index are closely monitoring the cases of two journalists who reported on a major financial scandal
Kazakh family share horror of speaking up about Xinjiang
First he fled Xinjiang. Then Kazakhstan. And then Turkey. On 20 January 2021 Serikzhan Bilash, a prominent human rights defender and activist,...
Kazakhstan’s independent media and civil society shiver after protests
Demonstrations over fuel prices have lead to a crackdown and the arrival of Russian troops