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.
Contents Zoomers – the young people born between 1997 and 2012 – have been taking to the streets this summer.…
Zoomers – the young people born between 1997 and 2012 – have been taking to the streets this summer. They…
Washington, D.C., December 18, 2025—The Trump administration’s plan to deport a Chinese citizen journalist—who fled his country in fear of…
Nairobi, December 18, 2025—On the first anniversary of the conviction of ailing Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, 127 African women journalists…
Washington, D.C., December 17, 2025— The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against British public broadcaster,…
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 34 other human rights and press freedom organizations, in a joint letter on December…
On 15 December, the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow approved the prosecution’s request to classify Pussy Riot as an “extremist…
December 17, New Delhi—Bangladeshi authorities must immediately drop terrorism charges against veteran journalist Anis Alamgir, release him unconditionally, and stop…
Amman, December 16, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the harrowing public testimony given on…
In his campaign to win an eighth term, Cameroonian President Paul Biya pledged to “strengthen measures to protect freedom of…
Berlin, December 16, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on North Macedonian authorities to hold accountable a man who violently intruded upon…
Free speech is increasingly a contested topic, and in this independent report Alex Fernandes looks at the different organisations –…