News and Features

The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes Wayne David MP’s Anti-SLAPP Bill

A Private Members’ Bill being presented today is a crucial milestone for the UK to stamp out all SLAPPs targeting public interest reporting

by Ruth Anderson | 1 Dec 2023

Our CEO Ruth Anderson talks about our year-end campaign, launched next week, which will focus on the times when light breaks through the darkness

by Daisy Ruddock | 29 Nov 2023

Afghan girls are being denied access to higher education. The Begum Academy is trying to change that

A new report from Index on Censorship looks at whether the Irish courts should dispense with juries in defamation cases

by Ruth Anderson | 24 Nov 2023

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, we decided to wait and see whether it would remain a bastion of free speech as he promised. How’s that going?

by Amy Booth | 22 Nov 2023

After a campaign marked by online abuse, the libertarian president-elect could embolden the most violent elements of the far right

by Daisy Ruddock | 20 Nov 2023

One year on from the 2022 World Cup, improvements to human rights in Qatar have yet to materialise

by Mark Stimpson | 20 Nov 2023

The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi faces yet more charges for her activism and her refusal to wear hijab

by Francis Clarke | 14 Nov 2023

David Cameron is now Foreign Secretary of the UK. Following criticism over his links to China, Index looks at what should be on his agenda

by Francis Clarke | 14 Nov 2023

The numbers of journalists and human rights defenders in jail in Belarus has heavily increased since 2020, while conditions inside have worsened