The vocal critic of Vladimir Putin and the Wall Street Journal reporter are among a number of people released as part of a prisoner exchange
Russia: Index welcomes release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Evan Gershkovich from jail
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
First they came for the Greens
A look at the violent attacks being carried out against Germany’s Green Party as politicians standing on an eco-ticket in the European Parliament elections suffered big losses
Ukraine | A chronicle of censorship
A TV giant in the USA is preventing a documentary film about the Babyn Yar massacre being shown
The latest rubbish joke from China
An unexpected view of China and the Wall Street Journal’s sacking of a reporter named chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association hit the headlines this week
Encouraging signs on freedom of expression after Starmer’s first week
Appointments to and actions from the new Cabinet suggest a shift in approach
Report pinpoints role of likely Russian troll networks in European election disinformation
Thousands of social media accounts promoted pro-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories
Exhibition about Russian political prisoners cancelled over Israel-Gaza row
A London art gallery has pulled an exhibition about Russian dissidents because an Israeli artist refused to condemn “the Zionist regime”
Fears mount over health of Azerbaijani political prisoner
The son of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu speaks to Index about the deteriorating health of his father, who was imprisoned on fabricated charges in 2023
Lukashenka unexpectedly releases political prisoners
Despite the announcement, more than 1400 remain behind bars in Belarus leaving questions over leader’s motives
General Election 2024: We can’t assume Keir Starmer will be a champion of all things anti-censorship
Index has a long history with the UK’s new Prime Minister but we will still hold him to account on free expression