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.
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…
The Committee to Protect Journalists, International Press Institute, and Reporters Without Borders, led a coalition of eight press freedom organizations…
December 8, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to heads of government across Asia ahead of International Human Rights…
New York, December 8, 2025—Chinese and Hong Kong authorities must immediately stop harassing journalists, release news commentator Wong Kwok-ngon, and…