Index rounds up some of the biggest stories in the global free speech landscape from the past seven days
The week in free expression
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CATEGORY: Russia
Mother’s Day 2025: Celebrating the women taking on authoritarian regimes
From Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Laila Soueif, we pay tribute to mothers around the world who are fighting unimaginable battles for free speech and justice
One year on from his death, Alexei Navalny’s legacy is still alive in Russia
Thousands of brave Russians continue to pay their respects to the late opposition leader and speak out against Putin’s regime
Trump, Zelenskyy and the war on truth
Donald Trump’s assertions about the Ukrainian president convey an alarming normalisation of false realities and an affront to accuracy
Contents – Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
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The dangers of boycotting Russian science
As physics laboratory Cern ends co-operation with Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war, Index talks to exiled scientists
A big week to remember
The past week has been busy for Index and in Hong Kong. It is up to us all to ensure award winners and political prisoners are not forgotten
Index on Censorship announces 2024 Freedom of Expression award winners
Campaigners, artists and journalists from Iran, Palestine, Russia and Uganda are named in awards ceremony in London this week
The reappearance of Stalin’s ghost in modern Russia
Denouncements of citizens for anti-Russian sentiment and punitive psychiatry are rising in the former Soviet Union
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