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The grannies are revolting: when the older generation protests
As demonstrations in Belarus continue, we take a look at the times the protests of elderly women were heard loudest of all
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee: where does Coney Barrett stand on free speech?
The nomination could be vital to free speech laws in the USA
Choose your moment: the inspirational Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Supreme Court judge, known as the Notorious RBG, was not afraid to use her dissenting voice
Heavy fines on social networks for not tackling online abuse may have unintended consequences
Index CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses the proposed Online Harms Bill in a virtual session organised by the Board of Deputies after a rise in anti-Semitic attacks
New report on protecting the media against Slapps
What measures can be introduced to protect journalists facing vexatious legal actions?
Academic freedom in Hong Kong: “It’s a storm and no one wants to go outside, even with an umbrella”
Academics are losing tenure and teachers are being fired as China’s national security law bites
Mehdi Rajabian’s Iran: where making music is a crime
Musician’s inclusion of women’s voices in his last album has led to his arrest. Here he talks exclusively to Index on Censorship about the challenges
Meet the 73-year-old great grandmother squaring up to Lukashenko in Belarus
Nina Bahinskaya has been shoved and restrained, arrested and fined half her pension. What drives her to protest?
British MP: “We should forge a path for Uighur freedom” – here’s how
“History will judge us for the unforgivable lack of action thus far,” said Shabana Mahmood, an MP from the UK in a speech she delivered in British parliament. How can we take action? A guide from Index