As Spain assumes the presidency of the European Union, the bloc needs to reflect on the draft political advertising regulations
It is time for the EU to be an ally for freedom of expression
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Pakistan’s political vandals
As Pakistan gears up for a general election, Ahmadi Muslims are experiencing vandalism at the hands of police and extremist politicians
Afghans who supported the British government’s mission now face death
We have turned our backs on those left behind in Afghanistan. It is not too late to act
What is the Marxist vision of journalism?
China has launched an education platform for would-be reporters that requires them to pledge loyalty to Xi Jinping
Chilling intimidation campaign against journalist outside Chinese borders
Anonymous efforts to silence a Dutch reporter are signs of increasingly shameless psychological warfare by the Chinese
Britain’s Holocaust island
The peaceful island of Alderney was involved in the darkest chapter of World War II. Both residents and politicians have tried to keep a lid on this history but the silence is ending
“For Hong Kong, may freedom reign”
Our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on a shocking week when China’s transnational repression efforts escalated
Belarus, the country where journalists are terrorists
Index speaks with the chair of the country’s journalism association, which has now been labelled extremist
Targeted activists vow “the voices of Hongkongers will never be eliminated”
After Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants for eight exiled pro-democracy activists, a panel including Christopher Mung and Finn Lau gathered to address transnational threats that some are calling a “Chinese fatwa”
Death of a storyteller
John Sweeney remembers Ukrainian novelist turned war crimes investigator Victoria Amelina, who has died in a Russian rocket attack on a watering hole favoured by journalists