On the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, Index explores how healthcare is being used as a ...

We’ve been here before, with Qatar in 2022. This time we can only hope that speaking up early actually prompts change. We won ...

Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days ...

Index has written to the UK's Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia ...

Every philosopher, prophet, scientist and great political and social reformer of their day has started as a heretic. Mohammad blasphemed against the polytheist social order of Mecca, Jesus against the ...

Inside and outside the country, digital activists are using the power of the internet to expose human rights abuses [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”107971″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” ...

I regard free speech as a fundamental good, the fullest extension of which is necessary for democratic life and for the development of other liberties. Others view speech as a luxury rather than as a ...

The alleged killers of journalist Hrant Dink return to court today, with many groups expressing misgivings about the conduct of their trial, writes Charlotte Alfred The fourth hearing in the trial of ...

This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 1 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system, published on 11 April 2025.

The Handmaid's Tale author was awarded the prize in partnership with Index on Censorship ...

Under Soviet rule, Roma women were subjected to forced sterilisation. Today, they are still facing discrimination in their reproductive care ...