News and Features

The rape of Uganda

The nation’s natural resources are being plundered and it’s those doing the damage who are being protected

by Benjamin Lynch | 22 Oct 2021

Three poems on the lives of women in Afghanistan

Index joins other organisations in expressing concern over extradition proceedings against Wikileaks founder

Index joins the Maltese community, Reporters without Borders, PEN International and others to mark grim anniversary

We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London

Fourteen organisations join call amid fears reporter may be arrested in Spain following threats by the Malaysian government

Council of Europe media alert filed condemning legal action against the author of Moneyland

Index and nine other organisations call for Moka’s release as he receives the 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards

by Rachael Jolley | 24 Sep 2021

When those in power want to control access to history and ideas, libraries are often the first to be targeted, reports Rachael Jolley

Winners from Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and the UK named at ceremony