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New York, December 2, 2025—Pakistani authorities must immediately release journalist Sohrab Barkat, drop all pending charges against him, and cease…

Bogotá, December 1, 2025—Colombian authorities should thoroughly investigate threats made by a rebel group against the investigative unit of news…

The long-running corruption scandal surrounding the diversion of funds from Ukraine’s energy sector proved to be both a prelude and…

Istanbul, December 1, 2025—Turkish authorities should immediately release journalist Farih Altaylı pending his appeal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said…

Washington, D.C., December 1, 2025—A White House website purporting to tackle “media bias” in fact creates a skewed representation of…

Berlin, December 1, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Italian authorities to swiftly complete their investigation into…

New York, December 1, 2025—Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release veteran columnist Saad Bouakba, who was arrested on November…

While Donald Trump might dismiss the most egregious actions of Gulf States as “things happen”, dissidents are taking justice into…

Tom Stoppard’s path to literary success is a story that would be worthy of the stage. Born in Czechoslovakia (as…

Index on Censorship has today published a new report entitled Breaking encryption is legally and practically unworkable which sets out…

New York, November 27, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Thursday release of Tunisian commentator and lawyer…

This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 3 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Truth, trust…