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.
Tunisian lawyer and commentator Sonia Dahmani, known for her bold defense of human rights and civil liberties, has become a…
Bogotá, September 26, 2025—Ecuador’s media regulator should immediately lift its suspension of community station TV MICC and ensure that media outlets can…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined four press freedom groups—including Freedom of the Press Foundation, PEN America, and Reporters Without…
Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented at least 152 cases…
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately release journalist…
Bombarded with news from all angles every day, important stories can easily pass us by. To help you cut through…
Film produced by the BBC in collaboration with AFP, AP, and Reuters New York, September 26, 2025—To coincide with the…
Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and…
In the upscale Damascus neighbourhood of Al-Adawi, a blue metal door bears a sign reading: “The One Room Theatre.” The…
Berlin, September 25, 2025—Serbian journalists have increasingly reported being deliberately targeted by police, especially when covering police violence, as President Aleksandar Vučić’s…
Editor’s note: Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years in prison on September 19 for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,”…
This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 2 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Land of…