Protests for women’s rights, widespread strikes, rampant inflation. Have we turned the clock back fifty years?
An unwelcome return to the 1970s
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CATEGORY: Ruth’s blog
Why we all need to be angelic troublemakers
People forget that Pride is all about protest and we should recognise that free expression is vital to positive change
The terrible price of refusing to remain silent
On the anniversary of the murder of MP Jo Cox and as we learn of the fate of two journalists in Brazil, Ruth Smeeth says we must learn from their deaths
Raised voices: why we must continue to listen
The news coming in from Belarus, Brazil, Hong Kong and Russia is devastating, writes our CEO Ruth Smeeth
#Belarus: Andrei Aliaksandrau comes to trial
On Monday 7 June, our former colleague will face court behind closed doors, charged with treason for helping protesters against Lukashenka’s government. We will be watching
The UK government needs to work out just what “free speech” means
The Queen’s Speech had much to say about freedom of expression but there are conflicting views on what it means in Britain
Another deadly year for journalists
Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh becomes the 17th journalist to be killed while doing her job this year
Democracies are losing their moral authority to intervene
When our leaders opt in and out of laws and norms they don’t like then repressive regimes thrive and their citizens are the ones that suffer
In trying to protect us online, legislators risk silencing us
We all want to protect each other from seeing the worst of humanity but we have no right not to be offended
The images that stick with us forever
A desperate Ukrainian mother has written details of who to contact in the event of her death on her young daughter’s back