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.
Much has been said about the US National Security Strategy, which leans hard into far-right talking points, arguing that Europe…
At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear.…
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined 32 organizations in calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to use a…
Bangkok, December 16, 2025—Myanmar authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist Sut Ring Pan, who is serving a combined…
Paris, December 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Belarusian journalist Maryna Zolatava, who was among 123 prisoners…
As reporters and organisations representing the interests of media workers and the broader rights of free expression and privacy, we…
We at Index on Censorship condemn today’s guilty verdict coming out of Hong Kong in the “trial” of democracy activist…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight partner organizations in a joint advocacy statement calling on Vietnam’s government to release…
New York, December 14, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Hong Kong court’s conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of…
New York, December 12, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Azerbaijan to drop all charges and release 12 journalists…
Read this story en français in collaboration with AyiboPost. Violent attacks and threats waged by a coalition of militarized gangs…
Brazilian left-wing influencer Thiago Torres, best known as Chavoso da USP (roughly translated as the University of São Paulo’s cool…