Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna was on her way to Mariupol when she was taken hostage. She recounts her ordeal here
Detained, blindfolded and threatened with death: a week in the hands of Ukraine’s Russian occupiers
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Index pays tribute to Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna who has died in Russian detention
The war reporter wrote from the front line for several Ukrainian news outlets before she was captured by Russian forces last year, and has now died in currently unknown circumstances
Georgia: Press freedom and the safety of journalists in peril
Findings of a recent press freedom mission to Georgia by the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform, of which Index is a member
Is jail time for Just Stop Oil protesters justified?
When countries like the UK and the USA start punitively punishing peaceful but disruptive protesters, the world needs to be on watch
The hypocrisy of how Western democracies respond to protest
Nations in the “Global North” continue to crack down on protests and freedom of expression, while condemning similar actions abroad
Who holds the pen on scrutinising the most powerful?
The influence wielded by newspapers has come into sharp focus in the past week
The corporate silencing of the truth about Ukraine’s “Holocaust by bullets”
Index co-hosted the private UK premiere of an important film about the Babyn Yar massacre to persuade CBS News to release key footage
Breaking end-to-end encryption would be a disaster
Index launches campaign to highlight why politicians should not rush to add a “back door” to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal
Fictitious legal letter threatening legal action is sent to every sitting MP
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, of which Index is co-chair, launches campaign as Parliament delays establishing anti-SLAPP protections
Bread, Work, Freedom
Afghan women gather in Tirana for global summit to defy the Taliban