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
The painful death of Syria’s independent media
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How Russia is shaping the Syrian media narrative
The way that announcements about illnesses and deaths are reported shows signs of external influence
Remembering the women who pay the ultimate price for freedom
On International Women’s Day, our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on another deadly 12 months for female dissidents
Questioning of journalist at UK airport highlights increasing overreach of border forces
Matt Broomfield’s interrogation by police at the UK border is evidence of a worrying trend which threatens the ability of journalists to travel freely and to protect their sources
The silence after the earthquake in northwestern Syria is deafening
Bahar al-Assad is using the natural disaster that has killed thousands to launder his reputation internationally while ordinary Syrians suffer
Turkey’s devastating earthquake is no excuse to grab rights
Erdogan’s state of emergency must not last longer than is absolutely necessary to deliver a humanitarian response to the disaster
Iran protests: “Mahsa” Amini does not exist
The name of the woman murdered by Iran’s “morality police” was Jina Amini but Kurds in the country cannot use their real names, says British-Kurdish writer and organiser Elif Sarican
Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Syria passes draconian cybercrime laws
Country is latest to criminalise vaguely defined fake news to target human rights activists and journalists
Contents – Playing with fire: how theatre is resisting the oppressor
The Winter issue of Index magazine highlights the battles fought by theatre of resistance across the world and how they've been enduring different...