Why? Because stories are powerful. Because reading can challenge the status quo.

Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression ...

As veteran Turkish journalist Can Dündar told me this week, “Like many autocrats, Erdoğan is intolerant of humour.” He fears the chilling effect this latest crackdown could have. “This may silence ...

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

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

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

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

Following a highly disputed election, Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed victory in August 2020. Protests erupted and a vicious crackdown ensued. Letters from Lukashenka’s Prisoners ...

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

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 ...

“It seems this kind of international bullying by cartoon does have an effect, as even the chippiest despot out there can usually detect a batsqueak of the shamefulness of not being able to take a joke ...

The message of one of our founders, Stephen Spender, was that Index wouldn’t be doing a good job if it didn’t keep an eye on attacks to free expression that happen on home soil. With this in mind and ...