News and Features

Urgent appeal filed with United Nations for Iranian rapper sentenced to death for his music

Toomaj Salehi, who was beaten and tortured in jail, has just 20 days to appeal charges of “corruption on Earth”

by Daisy Ruddock | 3 May 2024

Protests over Toomaj Salehi’s sentence have rightfully begun, but his is not an isolated case

by Ruth Anderson | 3 May 2024

A report into the death of 223 civilians in the African state has led to a clampdown on the media

by Martin Bright | 1 May 2024

The atrocity deniers are everywhere and we need to scream over them with the truth

Index on Censorship has issued a joint statement with ARC and PEN America condemning a decision by an Iranian revolutionary court

Our weekly newsletter leads on the announcement of a sentence we all feared for rapper Toomaj Salehi

by Ruth Anderson | 26 Apr 2024

Our 2023 Freedom of Expression Art Award winner was jailed for the power of his words. Now he faces the death sentence

by Daisy Ruddock | 24 Apr 2024

An exhibition of the work of the acclaimed late photojournalist has opened in London. The recipient of the fellowship that bears his name visits

by Ruth Anderson | 19 Apr 2024

We are at risk of disaster fatigue around the war in Ukraine as new atrocities crowd the story out of the news

by Mark Stimpson | 19 Apr 2024

The Iranian authorities have cracked down hard on domestic protest, particularly by women, says exiled film-maker