Russian liberal politician, economist and professor Grigory Yavlinsky has long been a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin. As the founder of the...
“I believe in a new Russia but Putin is going nowhere”
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CATEGORY: Russia
Attacks on journalists covering protests increase says new report
The latest annual report from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform makes for worrying reading on media freedom
Apple’s Chinese and Russian takedowns come under scrutiny
A new report by GreatFire and whistleblower Ashley Gjovik reveals the tech giant complies with far more requests from the two governments than elsewhere
In trying to protect us online, legislators risk silencing us
We all want to protect each other from seeing the worst of humanity but we have no right not to be offended
Dissidents, spies and the lies that came in from the cold
Index on Censorship started at the front line of an ideological war
Index condemns lawsuit against Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins
21 organisations say lawsuit issued by Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin is a SLAPP
Switching from cute animals to war: A Ukrainian children’s author speaks out
Kateryna Yegorushkina is a Ukrainian children’s writer and publisher from a town close to Kyiv. Here, in our second video on the state of free...
The images that stick with us forever
A desperate Ukrainian mother has written details of who to contact in the event of her death on her young daughter’s back
Today’s dissidents in Russia: tech savvy and willing to risk it all
Despite the huge risks attached to defying Putin, a handful of Russians are still speaking up. We profile six here
As Russia wages war, Index reflects on its beginnings
Sir Trevor Phillips and Jonathan Dimbleby discussed the challenges to freedom of expression at our 50th birthday party