Russia is haunted by the ghost of Joseph Stalin. Dozens of monuments to the Soviet leader dot the country; his angular face ...

The Russian leader is revisiting the Cold War playbook by using mental manipulation to silence dissidents and its use is ...

Waking up to today’s news that Donald Trump has been re-elected as president of the USA is deeply troubling. Despite what he claims, Trump is no poster boy for free speech. We at Index have many grave ...

Apologies for another newsletter hitting your inbox that opens on the US election results, but it feels remiss not to talk about something that could have large implications for global free expression ...

The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested ...

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 ...