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.
Bombarded with news from all angles every day, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through…
Rebooted British spoof series Spitting Image came under fire recently from the rights owners of Paddington Bear after the character…
It is understandable that we have been distracted by events in the Middle East over the past week. The release…
New York, October 16, 2025—Ecuadorian authorities should comprehensively and swiftly investigate the shooting of TV journalist Edison Muenala and take…
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is renewing its urgent call for Israel to provide immediate, independent, and unrestricted international…
Urgent, unrestricted media access critical to documentation of Israeli attacks on besieged territory 197 Palestinian journalists and media workers killed…
Last week, British singer Robbie Williams announced the cancellation of his concert in Istanbul. The decision was made by city…
This is a newsletter sent out by the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, which Index co-founded, from the SLAPP target, survivor and…
Sulaymaniyah, October 16, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the killing of Saleh Aljafarawi, a 28-year-old…
New York, October 16, 2025—Taliban authorities and the Pakistan government must immediately investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of Afghan…
A new report, From Survivor to Defendant: How the law is being weaponised to silence victims of sexual violence…
Istanbul, October 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the Turkish authorities to investigate the armed assault on journalist Nafiz Koca and…