This is just another example of Israel’s suppression of Palestinian journalists, which stops them from documenting the brutal war in Gaza
Israel’s closure of Al Jazeera’s West Bank office is a blow to press freedom
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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah denied freedom once again
The political prisoner remains behind bars after serving a five-year jail term, but his family won’t stop campaigning for his release
Is jail time for Just Stop Oil protesters justified?
When countries like the UK and the USA start punitively punishing peaceful but disruptive protesters, the world needs to be on watch
The hypocrisy of how Western democracies respond to protest
Nations in the “Global North” continue to crack down on protests and freedom of expression, while condemning similar actions abroad
ODEE and Fishrot: Index signs letter in support of artistic freedom
An artist is being sued by one of Europe’s largest fishing companies and now dozens of organisations are asking for the case to be dropped
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
The most ridiculous book bans
For Banned Books Week 2024, Index staff share some of the most absurd examples of literary censorship
Who holds the pen on scrutinising the most powerful?
The influence wielded by newspapers has come into sharp focus in the past week
The corporate silencing of the truth about Ukraine’s “Holocaust by bullets”
Index co-hosted the private UK premiere of an important film about the Babyn Yar massacre to persuade CBS News to release key footage
Breaking end-to-end encryption would be a disaster
Index launches campaign to highlight why politicians should not rush to add a “back door” to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal