The past week has been busy for Index and in Hong Kong. It is up to us all to ensure award winners and political prisoners ...

The Russian leader is revisiting the Cold War playbook by using mental manipulation to silence dissidents and its use is ...

MPs from across the political spectrum have spoken about the curdling impact of legal threats and called for action on an ...

Russia is haunted by the ghost of Joseph Stalin. Dozens of monuments to the Soviet leader dot the country; his angular face beams from billboards, bookshop displays and subway station walls; ...

Index on Censorship announces Iranian journalist and human rights defender Nasim Soltanbeygi as the winner of the 2024 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Journalism category. The Journalism category ...

Today, Index on Censorship announces Palestinian lawyer and prison advocate, Kuchu Times as one of two winners of the 2024 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Campaigning category. The Campaigning ...

Hybrid regimes, illiberal democracies, democraship, democratura: these are all slightly terrifying new terms for governments drifting towards authoritarianism around the globe. We have been used to ...

Index on Censorship announces Russian human rights activist, Evgenia Kara-Murza as the winner of the 2024 Freedom of Expression Trustee Award. Alongside awards in art, campaigning and journalism, each ...

Index on Censorship has announced the winners of its 2024 Freedom of Expression Awards. This year’s honourees are Aleksandra Skochilenko (Russia), Diala Ayesh (Palestinian Territories), Kuchu Times ...