News and Features

United Nations member states must call for Toomaj Salehi’s release

The family of Toomaj Salehi are calling for Iran to immediately and unconditionally release the jailed Iranian rapper

For Banned Books Week 2024, Index staff share some of the most absurd examples of literary censorship

by Mark Stimpson | 20 Sep 2024

The influence wielded by newspapers has come into sharp focus in the past week

by Martin Bright | 20 Sep 2024

Index co-hosted the private UK premiere of an important film about the Babyn Yar massacre to persuade CBS News to release key footage

Index launches campaign to highlight why politicians should not rush to add a “back door” to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal

An exploration of some of the innovative strategies employed by Iran’s directors to circumvent censorship

The adjective Orwellian is overused but the surreal ABC News debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris can only be described that way

by Lindsey Hilsum | 12 Sep 2024

Women gather in Albania in defiance of the Taliban’s new “vice and virtue” laws which aim to stop them from being heard

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, of which Index is co-chair, launches campaign as Parliament delays establishing anti-SLAPP protections

by Martin Bright | 11 Sep 2024

Afghan women gather in Tirana for global summit to defy the Taliban