Beyond Baku, we were disturbed to read this week of a Papuan news outlet, Jujur Bicara (also known as Jubi), which was ...

Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media ...

Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media ...

For many of us, specifically those who have experienced prison, Toomaj Salehi is the symbol of resistance against an autocratic regime’s oppression, and whose honest and unapologetic voice cuts ...

Rap is not a crime. Calling for human rights and democracy is not a crime. Standing up in solidarity with the courageous women who took to the streets to protest their rights is not a crime. Yet, the ...

Today is a day of despair – but it is also a day for those of us who genuinely care about free expression to come together to protect and promote it ...

At a time of growing conflict, threats and censorship, the shortlist for this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award highlights the courageous work carried out by individuals and ...

The Arts category of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Awards honours artists and arts producers whose work challenges repression and injustice and celebrates artistic free expression. The ...

The Campaigning category of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Awards celebrates activists and campaigners who have had a marked impact in fighting censorship and promoting freedom of ...

Stanis is deputy director of the Congolese online news outlet Actualite.cd, a reporter for Jeune Afrique and Reuters. Police officers arrested Stanis on 8 September 2023 at Kinshasa’s Ndjili airport.