Volha Siakhovich writes from Belarus about the current conditions of journalists working in the country
Journalists and media freedom under attack in Lukashenko’s Belarus
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#FreeNazanin: Charity worker faces new charges on Monday
MP Tulip Siddiq expresses her support by reciting a poem written for Index by Zaghari-Ratcliffe from her cell
There are still risks to even talking about voting in the USA today
Openly speaking about who you might vote for in the USA can still get people in trouble, says acclaimed author Darryl Pinckney
Department of Homeland Security visa proposals are “alarming development” for media freedom
The proposals aim to limit the length of stay for foreign journalists through changes to their visa
Tanzania: will Magufuli return to power in free and fair elections?
The polls say that the country’s incumbent president will get a second term but will the result be rigged?
Coney Barrett’s free speech stance still unclear as nomination goes to Senate
Supreme Court nominee’s responses to questioning on key issues during confirmation hearings have not allayed fears
Yuri Dmitriev: the historian being silenced by Putin
A Russian historian’s research into killings during Stalin’s regime has resulted in an extreme campaign against him
The crisis in Kashmir: an Index reading list
A reading list of articles from the Index archive detailing the hardships faced by people in Kashmir
French exhibition on facial recognition cancelled over claims it violates police privacy
An exhibition to highlight the dangers of facial recognition has been cancelled in northern France after claims it would violate police privacy, even though no private details are revealed
Remembering Daphne Caruana Galizia: her sister speaks to Index
It is three years since the Maltese investigative journalist died in a car bomb attack