A week after winning an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award, Pen Path’s co-founder has been released from a prison in Afghanistan
Campaigner for Afghan girls’ education takes the path to freedom
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2023 Freedom of Expression Award winners announced
Index on Censorship has recognised activists and campaigners from Afghanistan, India and Iran for their work at its annual awards ceremony
X marks the spot where Israel-Hamas disinformation wars are being fought
The Elon Musk-owned social media platform used to be the go-to in times of crisis but its strengths for truth-telling are eroded and all but gone
Myanmar’s growing doxxing problem
As a new Myanmar Witness report shows yet more evidence of critics being targeted online, the organisation’s lead investigator outlines the scale of the problem
Media freedom groups call for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Index joins call for improved media safety on sixth anniversary of investigative journalist’s murder
Israel and Palestine – the key free speech issues
Freedom of expression looks certain to be a casualty as the Gaza Strip explodes into conflict
1,000 days behind bars: In solidarity with Andrei Aliaksandrau
Andrei’s friends and former colleagues stand in solidarity with him as he remains imprisoned by Lukashenka’s regime for over 1,000 days
“There is no book so dangerous that it should not be available in a library”
The banning of books has repeatedly proven to be a key tool in the arsenal of tyrants and repressive regimes, writes our CEO
Why we need Banned Books Week more than ever
In just one year, book bans in the USA have increased by a third – largely targeted at works containing content on LGBTQ+ rights, race and racism, physical abuse, grief and death
Questioning of journalist at UK airport highlights increasing overreach of border forces
Matt Broomfield’s interrogation by police at the UK border is evidence of a worrying trend which threatens the ability of journalists to travel freely and to protect their sources