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John Sweeney remembers Ukrainian novelist turned war crimes investigator Victoria Amelina, who has died in a Russian rocket attack on a watering hole favoured by journalists
Finding the truth about what is happening in Russia is almost impossible but the country’s remaining independent media are working hard to do so
Our chief executive reflects on the value of dedicated and determined reporters in unearthing the stories that must be heard
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The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals
Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine mirrors the two bloody wars for independence in Chechnya. But those speaking out publicly against Ramzan Kadyrov’s pro-Putin policies are being harshly silenced
The powerful work tells the stories of indigenous Tatar dissidents and their families on the Russian-occupied peninsula
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Pushkin House invites you to a joint celebration of Zinovy Zinik’s collection of short stories No Cause for Alarm (2022) and the winter issue of the Index on Censorship magazine, which features one of his stories. The publication of Zinovy Zinik’s...