Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet ...

The Supreme Council of National Security announced that any action deemed supportive of Israel would be met with the most ...

The city’s biggest ever Pride event showed once again that expressing yourself peacefully should be a right, not a privilege ...

Broadcasters at the US-funded radio station have often been targeted by the authoritarian regimes they cover. Donald Trump ...

It’s been five years since the National Security Law was passed: how much has freedom of expression deteriorated in China’s ...

The undersigned organisations condemn the harassment of artist, political cartoonist and activist Badiucao, which has taken place via email, in the media, and on social media in the last week. The ...

The Spring 2023 issue of Index looks at the state of free expression in Narendra Modi’s India. It paints a bleak picture: The press, once vibrant, is being strangled; the judiciary is no longer ...

In a West London art gallery, a pock-marked relief sculpture provides a devastating visual representation of a wartime Nazi atrocity. The piece is both a work of art and evidence from a crime scene: a ...

Since its inception, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to exert influence over every component of Chinese society, including the world of art. Art is perceived by the CCP as a tool to ...

At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the ...

Freedom of expression is essential to the arts. But the laws and practices that protect free expression are often poorly understood.

Free speech in Libya has been transformed in a relatively short period. The initial boom of diverse independent media outlets has been hailed by many observers as one of the major achievements of the ...