Index condemn the escalation of attacks on basic freedoms in Hong Kong
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Kashmir’s journalists have taken great risks this past year to get news out. We must support them
Journalists in Jammu and Kashmir have been working against the odds for a year now following an internet blackout and other draconian measures. We must rally behind them

We should all know the name Merdan Ghappar
Merdan Ghappar’s personal video from a prison in Xinjiang tells the story of millions of people suffering there

Surveillance a growing problem for journalists worldwide say panellists
In the first online magazine launch, three journalists discuss the impact of surveillance on media freedom across the globe

Freedom on UK campuses is threatened. We need to discuss how to protect it
As part of a new report on academic freedom in the UK, Index CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses why we are all better for robust debate

Use your voice to get in good trouble
Civil Rights campaigner John Lewis used his voice in every way to fight for justice. He set a fantastic example

Interview with Justice for Journalists’ Maria Ordzhonikidze: how Russia is using Covid to clamp down on the media
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In March 2020, Index on Censorship partnered with Justice for Journalists Foundation to keep track of attacks on media freedom under cover of the Covid-19 pandemic. Four months on and the project has recorded...

Ruth Smeeth: “Index will always be a home for people who want to be heard”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="104009" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are so many ways you can infringe on someone else’s free speech and obviously some examples are much more egregious...

Who will protect us?
With the re-election of Andrzej Duda as president of Poland, whose campaign featured attacks on the media, independent journalists fear for their future

#HoldTheLine Coalition calls on Philippines authorities to drop Maria Ressa charges ahead of 22 July hearing
Rappler founder faces up to a century in jail from the various tax and libel charges ranged against her