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Was Hong Kong’s biggest ever protest in vain?
On the one year anniversary of the biggest ever protest that took place in Hong Kong to fight against an erosion of freedoms, historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom looks at the outcomes of a protest movement that changed China 100 years ago
English PEN and Index on Censorship condemn prison sentence for Filipino journalist Maria Ressa as a “dark day for media freedom everywhere”
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been given a sentence of up to six years in prison under a cyber libel law that didn’t exist when the article in question was published
Our free speech is under attack, in the UK and across the world, and we need to fight to protect it
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Governments using virus as cover to restrict newspapers
Several countries have banned publishers from producing and distributing print newspapers and magazines to stop the spread of the Covid virus despite a lack of scientific evidence
Tearing down the barriers to discussing slavery and racism
The waves created by George Floyd’s death have crossed the Atlantic and toppled Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol. Kiri Kankhwende says it has provided a golden opportunity to discuss difficult issues
Index welcomes news of Nabeel Rajab’s release but all charges must be dropped
Index welcomes release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Tuesday but all charges against him must also be dropped
150 attacks on media freedom reported in 50 days
In the 50 days since Index started tracking incidents where journalists have been attacked or stopped from reporting on Covid-19, we have reported on more than 150 incidents
Quiz: How well do you know your ‘complicity’ facts?
Take our quiz to see how well you know your ‘complicity’ facts
Index announces first digital fellowship week
Index has held its first digital fellows week because of the coronavirus, Mark Frary reports