The war reporter wrote from the front line for several Ukrainian news outlets before she was captured by Russian forces last year, and has now died in currently unknown circumstances
The shutdown of the West Bank news centre has been labelled a security step by Israeli officials, but a worrying form of press suppression by media workers, unions and academics.
Amongst the horrendous loss of life and destruction, journalists and peace activists have been persecuted. We summarise Index’s coverage of censorship throughout the conflict over the past 12 months
Journalistic “black holes”, such as in Gaza and Sudan, curtail people’s ability to understand geopolitics and conflict
Findings of a recent press freedom mission to Georgia by the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform, of which Index is a member
This is just another example of Israel’s suppression of Palestinian journalists, which stops them from documenting the brutal war in Gaza
The political prisoner remains behind bars after serving a five-year jail term, but his family won’t stop campaigning for his release
When countries like the UK and the USA start punitively punishing peaceful but disruptive protesters, the world needs to be on watch
Nations in the “Global North” continue to crack down on protests and freedom of expression, while condemning similar actions abroad
An artist is being sued by one of Europe’s largest fishing companies and now dozens of organisations are asking for the case to be dropped