Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
2026 World Cup: Between freedom of expression and the beautiful game
12 June 2026 @ 3:26 pm
As the biggest tournament in world football begins, some are asking whether FIFA is doing enough to promote the sport's unifying nature
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Afghanistan under the Taliban: A stone in my throat
11 June 2026 @ 2:29 pm
An Afghan woman explains how teaching has changed dramatically since the Taliban returned to power
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Hungary’s Sziget: The island of freedom
10 June 2026 @ 12:27 pm
The co-founder of a Budapest festival that grew out of the fall of Communism in Hungary speaks to Index about freedom of expression
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The Tiananmen Square massacre must not be forgotten
5 June 2026 @ 6:33 am
Beijing is doing everything in its power to erase what happened
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The memory that refuses to die
3 June 2026 @ 5:49 pm
A Chinese rocket factory worker who organised a protest in 1989 looks back 37 years after Tiananmen Square
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Israeli police compile dossiers on critical foreign journalists
2 June 2026 @ 9:38 am
Israel has started cracking down on foreign media reporting of its harsh practices in the occupied West Bank
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We want our former colleague imprisoned in Belarus to walk free
22 May 2026 @ 8:06 am
Journalist Andrei Aliaksandraŭ has been in prison since 2021 on charges of treason for his kindness in helping protesters after the fraudulent election
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Kurt Vonnegut’s daughter is following in his footsteps
21 May 2026 @ 10:35 am
When Slaughterhouse-Five was burned by a North Dakota school, its writer acted. Half a century later Nanette Vonnegut is also challenging book bans
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Index on Censorship seeks new senior editor
21 May 2026 @ 8:56 am
We are looking for a great journalist who is passionate about freedom of expression
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Reform’s TikTok videos and the Online Safety Act
20 May 2026 @ 3:59 pm
Our opposition to the legislation is that unless speech is aired in a public forum, it cannot be challenged
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