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.
Istanbul, October 27, 2025—Turkish authorities should release TELE1 editor-in-chief Merdan Yanardağ and withdraw the order to assign a trustee to…
Earlier this month, a delegation from 60 Israeli peace and reconciliation groups travelled to Ramallah in the West Bank to…
New York, October 28, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) renewed its call for an independent and transparent…
Istanbul, October 27, 2025—Turkish authorities should release TELE1 chief editor Merdan Yanardağ and withdraw the order to assign a trustee…
One of the great Czech writers of the 20th century, Ivan Klíma died earlier this month at the age of…
New York, October 27, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that freelance Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim was…
This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 3 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Truth, trust…
There is only room for one god in China and that god is Xi Jinping. This message was delivered with…
Inside the National Press Club (NPC) of Islamabad stands a column topped with a hand cast in iron and holding…
Nairobi, October 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Ethiopian Media Authority to immediately lift its license suspension of Deutsche…
Bombarded with news from all angles every day, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through…
This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 3 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Truth, trust…