Israel’s push towards authoritarianism by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is not slowing down during the country’s ever-expanding military operations. If anything, it is intensifying
A number of independent media outlets opened in the wake of the Arab Spring but lack of funding and poor governance has seen them fold
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Laura Silvia Battaglia recalls the last play she saw in Gaza and talks to its director today about how theatre is still providing a voice for the displaced, even in refugee camps
Index on Censorship, Human Rights Foundation and Doughty Street Chambers make submission on behalf of rapper’s family
The way that announcements about illnesses and deaths are reported shows signs of external influence
A London art gallery has pulled an exhibition about Russian dissidents because an Israeli artist refused to condemn “the Zionist regime”
Decision welcomed by Toomaj Salehi’s family, Index on Censorship, Human Rights Foundation and Salehi’s international legal team
Facing “harshest punishment” for her activism,
Atena Farghadani must be released immediately
National security arguments cannot become a tool to control free expression in democratic societies