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1 week ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Mark Stimpson |Daisy Ruddock |Jemimah Steinfeld |Martin Bright
Today, the torrent of online information, misinformation and disinformation makes it harder than ever to stay in the loop. As we get bombarded with news from all angles, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through the noise, every Friday Index publishes a weekly news roundup of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days.
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1 week ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Daisy Ruddock |Jemimah Steinfeld |Martin Bright
The 2025 edition of the annual European SLAPP Contest put on by the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) took place in Brussels last week in front of an enthusiastic crowd, brought together by a shared determination to celebrate those who use the legal system to harass and intimidate people across Europe so impressively. Though these corporations and individuals may be too humble to seek the spotlight themselves, we are determined to shine a light on their efforts.
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1 month ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld |Amy Fallon |Emma Briant |Martin Bright
Jimmy Lai is the best known political dissident in Hong Kong. Illustration by Lumli Lumlong Jimmy Lai has led many lives. An impoverished factory worker, a garment billionaire, owner of one of Hong Kong’s most influential papers, a born-again Catholic.
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1 month ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Amy Fallon |Emma Briant |Martin Bright
Petrina Harley likens direct action to giving birth. “My body knew it had a job to do, so I got on and focused on my inner strength,” the 53-year-old mother of two told Index via phone from Perth.
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2 months ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Martin Bright |Mackenzie Argent |Raina Lipsitz
In the blizzard of announcements, statements and threats made by President Donald Trump’s administration over the past few weeks, those concerning public broadcasters should have a particular resonance for readers of Index on Censorship.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Pouria Nazemi |Martin Bright |Emily Boyle
Iran, a country that in its distant past played a significant role in the development of knowledge and laid the foundations upon which modern science now stands, has experienced a tremendous urge for scientific rebirth over the past century. But Iranian scientists are facing a government that considers itself the manifestation of God’s will on Earth, that has no qualms about intimidation and oppression, and whose daily rhetoric revolves around the word “enemy”.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Martin Bright |Emily Boyle |JP O'Malley
Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation welcome news that their client, Iranian rapper and activist Toomaj Salehi, has been released from prison overnight by Iranian authorities. Mr Salehi’s release comes after 753 days spent in prison in Isfahan. He was initially arrested in October 2022 for his involvement in the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini whilst in the custody of Iran’s morality police.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | JP O'Malley |Martin Bright |Jemimah Steinfeld
Mikhail Viktorovich Feigelman started working at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics in Moscow in 1980. Eleven years later, when the Soviet Union collapsed, funding and decent modern equipment were rare for Russian scientists but there was suddenly intellectual freedom. “This is why I stayed in Russia at this time, despite the hardships,” the 70-year-old physicist told Index.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Martin Bright |Emily Boyle |JP O'Malley |Jemimah Steinfeld
As thoughts turn to the festive season, Americans will have the chance to ponder what the New Year and a Donald Trump presidency will mean. But this is not the only significant election in the continent to have happened this year. This weekend Venezuelans will take to the streets to demonstrate against President Nicolás Maduro’s refusal to acknowledge his defeat in elections on 28 July.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Martin Bright |Jemimah Steinfeld
In 2012, the Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal wrote an article for Index about his controversial visit to Israel, where he was inspired by an encounter with the writer David Grossman to launch the Strasbourg Appeal for Peace. “I muse how wonderful it would be if the writers of the world came together to fight for peace,” he wrote.
