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Postcard campaign provides comfort to Jimmy Lai in prison
US students are sending the imprisoned activist postcards in act of solidarity
“Where is the sense of urgency?”
Civil society coalition calls out delays in justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
A dark light
In the five years that have passed since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, her family have had to fight to demand both justice and accountability for Malta
Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on Salma al-Shehab
Index and other human rights organisations call on Rt Hon James Cleverly to act in case of jailed Saudi national
Keep up focus on rights in Qatar argue Index panel ahead of World Cup
“If there is ever an opportunity to try and pretend a country is a nice country, it’s when everyone is diverted by someone kicking a football,” said Ruth Smeeth, CEO of Index on Censorship. Smeeth was introducing a panel discussion entitled “Qatar...
How to make the Online Safety Bill work for the British people
A new briefing report on five key areas for UK government decision-makers to consider in order to protect free speech for adults
Women pay ultimate price for Iran protests
As the world marks the tenth International Day of the Girl, young Iranian women are risking everything to stand up for their rights
How well do you know the beautiful game?
What do you know about the intersection of human rights and football? Take our quiz and find out
14-year sentence for Andrei Aliaksandrau “a damning indictment of Lukashenka’s Belarus”
Index and ARTICLE 19 call on Belarusian authorities to quash prison terms and release our former colleague, his wife and others from the BelaPAN news agency