In this first of a series of profiles, Index meets Burmese artist Sai to discuss the aftermath of the 2021 military coup and ...

A Hungarian journalist reveals the indications that things were changing after 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán ...

As Europe's top court strikes down Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ laws, Index looks at how the state has been trying to silence writers and artists ...

The law in the UK is being weaponised to silence victims of sexual violence - but the government could learn a lesson or two ...

When I heard the horrifying news of tourists being shot at the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico (one Canadian woman was killed), I was struck by a detail – the number of people w ...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This is the third in a series of articles exploring media freedom drawn from the archives of Index on Censorship magazine. Writing in 1997, the late ...

Since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak two years ago, artists have been active in breaking Egypt’s age-old taboos around sexual violence, especially since sexual harassment has been on the rise.

Freedom of expression is generally protected in France, although is limited by strict defamation and privacy laws. Several laws have passed since 1972 that have further restricted this fundamental ...

The Spring 2024 issue of Index looks at how authoritarian states are reaching across borders in their attempts to silence dissidents. Nowhere is safe for those speaking out against oppressive regimes ...

Reframing the US government’s relationship with the media and placing free speech and democracy in the firing line is at the heart of Project 2025, the 922-page policy plan supported by over 400 ...