A new Reuters Institute report on the British media landscape found that nearly half of those surveyed think the truth is ...

Recent violence in the coastal regions has seen the Alawites targeted. What does the new leadership mean for coexistence of ...

Hungary’s recent actions not only contravene the ECHR, but also the European Union’s (EU) policies around democracy and human ...

Zahra Joya is an Afghan journalist living in London and editor-in-chief and founder of Rukhshana Media, a news agency ...

A ban on female healthcare workers is leaving women’s health and maternity services in a dire situation under Taliban rule ...

“Whistleblowers in Nigeria’s healthcare system often encounter retaliation, including threats, suspension or sacking, and ...

Campaigner Peter Tatchell was detained on Saturday in a case that shows all that’s going wrong with free speech in the UK ...

“Saudi Arabia criticised for ignoring the USA’s appalling human rights record” – that was the headline on satirical website News Thump, spoofing this week’s arms deal between the two countries. In ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Liverpool John Moores University has threatened to sue a Conservative MP after he criticised its relations with the Libyan regime, Index on Censorship has learned. Robert Halfon MP, whose grandfather ...