It’s a question which Vladimir Putin has clearly been thinking about after what would ordinarily be considered a decisive win in last week’s Russian presidential election
When is a landslide not a landslide?
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The journalists being threatened with artificial intelligence
Perpetrators of gender-based violence are wielding a new digital weapon against Pakistani journalists
Iran: do you want the good or the bad news?
A great privilege of working at Index is, and always has been, the amazing people we get to encounter, such as Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi
Why withdrawal of labour is the ultimate expression of freedom
Forty years on from the miners’ strike, our CEO says we are duty-bound to uphold and defend the right to express dissent
New Assange film hopes to spur action
The director of a forthcoming documentary on Julian Assange speaks to Index about how he hopes it will motivate people to take action before it’s too late
Navalny told them not to give up – and they didn’t
People across Russia risked arrest to pay their respects to the dead opposition leader during a ‘climate of terror’. We spoke to some of those who attended memorials
Remembering the women who pay the ultimate price for freedom
On International Women’s Day, our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on another deadly 12 months for female dissidents
Mexico: Obrador’s attacks on freedom reach new heights
The Mexican president is attacking independent institutions and publicly shared a critical journalist’s telephone number
Calls to sanction architects of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act grow
Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community live in fear for their lives following the passage of draconian legislation in Uganda last year. The international community must act against those behind it
Ukraine’s resilience shows us how to stand up to oppression
The two-year anniversary of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine reminds us that even in the depths of war there must always be hope