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.
Today Index on Censorship announces the shortlist for its annual Freedom of Expression Awards. The remarkable individuals and organisations that…
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the Pentagon to reconsider new restrictions on journalists covering the Department of War…
New York, October 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s doubling down…
Bombarded with news from all angles every day, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through…
The weather was pleasantly cool in the Degari area outside Quetta when I visited along with a local guide at…
New York, October 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chinese authorities to immediately release journalist Dong Yuyu, after…
Bangkok, October 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release independent journalist Huynh…
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by the five-year prison sentence handed down…
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by the five-year prison sentence handed down…
This is the final day of the Riyadh Comedy Festival so we thought we’d publish some jokes audiences probably won’t…
When award-winning author Rachel Seiffert met with Index on Censorship to talk about the freedom to read, she came armed…
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the United Arab Emirates to…