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.
Transnational repression (TNR) allows states and their proxies to reach across national borders to intimidate, threaten and force silence, targeting…
New York, October 7, 2025— The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to investigate the killing of journalist…
Two names have rung through the halls of the Labour Party Conference last week – Nigel Farage, who was given…
Dakar, October 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to ensure that Elhadj Adama Keita, father of…
Istanbul, October 6, 2025—Turkish authorities in the eastern province of Elazığ must investigate the recent assault of journalist Evren Demirdaş…
Kinshasa, October 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 20 partner organizations in a coalition statement Monday calling on Vietnamese authorities to release…
Washington, D.C., October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed after a six-person jury on Thursday convicted Ohio journalist…
New York, October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican in a Russian…
The Committee to Protect Journalists and the #KeepItOn coalition call on Taliban authorities to pledge no further internet shutdowns in…
Salim Mohammed was working in an adjacent building when Israeli missiles struck the headquarters of two major Yemeni newspapers on…
New York, October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to repeal restrictive new laws covering foreign…