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.
In what critics see as a major blow to freedom of expression, Israel has banned protests against its ally the…
Captured by Russian security services and sentenced on false charges, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko spent over four years in a Russian prison,…
Kinshasa, November 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure…
In Algeria a young poet languishes in jail threatened with the death penalty. His name is Mohamed Tadjadit and he…
Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) led a solidarity action at the world’s largest investigative journalism…
Gala hosted by Christiane Amanpour marks record fundraising year New York, November 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) celebrated…
Kampala, Uganda, November 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South Sudan’s media regulator to rescind its order suspending…
Kampala, Uganda, November 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South Sudan’s media regulator to rescind its order suspending…
Berlin, November 21, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists urgently calls on Swiss authorities to investigate the anonymous email…
This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 3 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Truth, trust…
New Delhi, November 20, 2025—Police in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir must return any documents or other property…
Bangkok, November 20, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Thailand to immediately drop criminal defamation charges against…