Freedom IndexGlobal Free Speech
Global Free Speech covers international stories and trends affecting the right to speak, publish, and share ideas across borders. From government crackdowns to grassroots movements, this category highlights the global fight for free expression in diverse political and cultural landscapes.
India has been called the world’s largest democracy but under Narendra Modi that label might need an update. Threats to…
Russia’s “Father of the Nation” Vladimir Putin is overseeing a predictably grim 2025. He continues killing innocent Ukrainians and sending…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been on the path to authoritarianism since he first came to power more than…
More often than not, we talk about “the Taliban” rather than individual leaders in Afghanistan. But this forgets the real…
Tanzania had high hopes for Samia Suluhu Hassan, even though she was the leader of Chama Cha Mapinduzi, which had dominated…
The Chinese telecoms giant Tencent is trying to muzzle a service that offers an uncensored view of what users of…
There’s been nothing softly, softly about Trump 2.0. Since his return to the White House in January, Donald Trump quickly…
At the end of every year, Index on Censorship launches a campaign to focus attention on human rights defenders, dissidents,…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined Espacio OSC, a coalition of Mexican civil society organizations, in a joint statement expressing…
The Chinese telecoms giant Tencent is trying to muzzle a service that offers an uncensored view of what users of…
As the chief executive of Index, it’ll be of no surprise to anyone that I’ve attended my share of protests.…
New York, December 8, 2025 — Algerian authorities must cease their legal attacks on the press, the Committee to Protect…