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.
Dakar, October 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Madagascar to investigate those responsible for shooting two…
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, October 21, 2025 — As a fragile ceasefire pushes through a second week, Palestinian journalists in the West…
Nairobi, October 21, 2025—Almost three years after Ethiopia’s civil war ended, northern Tigray remains tense and dangerous for journalists, who…
Today marks the fifth Global Encryption Day. Organised by the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC), a network of 466 civil society…
Berlin, October 20, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the Italian authorities to swiftly identify and prosecute those responsible for…
Kupwara, Kashmir In a deserted lane in one of the countryside villages in a frontier district, Kupwara, a once well-known…
Bangkok, October 20, 2025—Philippine authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the shooting of journalist Noel Bellen Samar,…
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…