Denouncements of citizens for anti-Russian sentiment and punitive psychiatry are rising in the former Soviet Union
The reappearance of Stalin’s ghost in modern Russia
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How Putin’s Russia is weaponising psychiatry against its critics
The Russian leader is revisiting the Cold War playbook by using mental manipulation to silence dissidents and its use is growing
Who will protect freedom of expression now?
What terrible things will happen while we are all distracted by the clown in the White House?
Anything is possible: 35 years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain
As we mark the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, we should remember that democratic change can come very quickly
Press freedom and journalist safety in peril, rising polarisation and a climate of fear – findings of the press freedom mission to Georgia
After a fact-finding mission to Georgia on the state of free expression, a consortium of organisations, including Index on Censorship, present their findings.
Platform on Safety of Journalists demand reform in Ireland following anti-SLAPP conference
Partners of the Platform call on Irish authorities to continue to prioritise media freedom and better protect journalists.
Journalists have a “right to life”
The rich and powerful are increasingly acting with impunity to silence, sometimes permanently, those who seek to shine a light on their activities
Georgian dream – or nightmare?
Ahead of a national election next week, Index CEO Jemimah Steinfeld visited Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. She observed that the country, formerly one of the most liberal in the post-Soviet bloc, could be on a path to autocracy
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Ukraine: Index and partners mourn death and demand justice for Victoria Roshchyna
Organisations welcome the opening of an investigation into the death of the Ukrainian journalist who died in unclear circumstances while in Russian detention