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.
When I was only 16 years old and in the eleventh grade at school, the previous Afghan government fell, and…
New York City, December 19, 2025 – Since President Kais Saied’s consolidation of power in 2021, Tunisia’s press freedom landscape…
On the second evening of my stay in Belgrade, I wondered if someone had been rummaging around in my Airbnb.…
Mexico City, December 19, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guatemalan authorities to quickly and comprehensively complete its investigation…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 press freedom and media partner organizations in a December 12 letter calling on Miami-Dade…
The building that houses Moldova’s oldest investigative newspaper, Ziarul de Gardă, founded in 2004, is in a small courtyard near…
As the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Sunday and tens of thousands of football fans descend on Morocco,…
On Wednesday Greater Manchester Police and Metropolitan Police said they’d arrest individuals who amplify the slogan “globalise the intifada”. They…
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…