The grounding of a Ryanair flight on a fake bomb threat is just the latest escalation of an independent media clampdown in Belarus
Hijack, arrest, torture: Belarusian journalists under attack
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Stop holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of Israel
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Navalny writes from his penal colony: “Books are our everything”
The jailed critic and opponent of Putin is sending messages via Instagram, detailing his ill-treatment
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Celebrated author Ma Jian reflects on the terrible legacy of the Chinese Communist Party in its centenary year
Index shares its concerns about the Academic Freedom Bill
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UK football social media blackout raises free speech issues
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