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.
After a vain search of local hospitals and mortuaries, the family of journalist Maneno Selanyika concluded their mourning rites on…
Nairobi, December 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 29 other human rights organizations in urging member and observer states…
One year after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, whose family ruled Syria through iron and fire for five decades, journalists…
After British climate journalist Dom Phillips was found dead in Amazonas’ state Javary Valley region on June 15, 2022, his widow, Alessandra Sampaio, set…
American journalist Dylan Collins joins call for justice for October 13, 2023, Israeli attack that wounded him and killed Reuters…
Miami, December 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by threats made against Radio TV Caraibes (RCTV) news host Ronald…
Bangkok, December 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent release of six journalists in Myanmar as part of…
The line between fact and fiction often overlaps in Jafar Panahi’s films. Take Taxi Tehran from 2015 for instance. The…
New York, December 3, 2025—Chinese authorities must immediately release journalist Du Bin, drop all charges related to his work, and…
New York, December 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on Tuesday four new members to its board of…
A year ago, I asked whether academic freedom could survive Donald Trump’s plans for thought control. We now have the…
Wanted Colombian rebel leader Aníbal Hernández Garavito was irate when he called into the local Es el Colmo (“It’s the last straw”) radio program…