News and Features

“Tanzanians want democracy, respect for their basic human rights and dignity” – Tundu Lissu

The Tanzanian opposition leader, who has been forced to flee the country, talks to Index about the recent election

Why a naked feminist statue should remain uncensored

by Orna Herr | 23 Nov 20

Maggi Hambling’s A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft has been roundly criticised, with some trying to censor its nakedness

What the Fuck!? podcast new episode: Harry Potter actor Natalia Tena

by Mark Stimpson | 19 Nov 20

The actor who played Nymphadora Tonks talks about why she gets angry about female genital cutting and what she is doing about it

The bloody consequences of Turkey’s clashes with the Kurds

by Baris Altintas | 18 Nov 20

In September, two men were abducted, beaten and thrown from a helicopter. One died, the other hospitalised. Journalists reporting the story have been targeted too

“Anxiety has always been part of Hong Kong’s handover story”

by Michael C. Davis | 11 Nov 20

A new book on Hong Kong published this November called Making Hong Kong China: The Rollback of Human Rights and the Rule of Law by Michael C. Davis provides much needed insight and background into the current crackdown on rights in the city. We publish extracts from the book