Freedom IndexNews
News delivers the latest updates and breaking developments on free expression, digital rights, and censorship issues worldwide. Stay informed on key events, policy changes, and stories shaping the global conversation about free speech and open dialogue.
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on acting Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to respect press freedom in a…
On 28 February 2026, in broad daylight, surgical US–Israeli strikes eliminated Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and at least…
An Indiana judge has ruled that the Indiana Department of Correction violated the state public records law when it refused…
In brief A bottom may be forming for Bitcoin amid its monthslong rout, K33 analysts said. Technical indicators have paralleled…
Hamit Coskun secures important victory against UK prosecutors, but threats to free expression linger
Atheist and Kurdish-Armenian asylum seeker Hamit Coskun has emerged triumphant from a year-long legal battle after he burned a Quran in…
After Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on January 24, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem…
In brief Morgan Stanley’s amended S-1 names BNY Mellon and Coinbase Custody as custodians for its spot Bitcoin ETF. The…
*This interview has been edited for length and clarity. David Greene: Shin, please introduce yourself to the Speaking Freely community.…
A bill is advancing in the Maryland General Assembly that, if passed, could make health care more expensive for the…
New York, March 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists renews its call for Georgian authorities to release journalist Mzia Amaglobeli,…
In brief Dogecoin (DOGE) is leading all top 100 market cap tokens on Wednesday, jumping more nearly 15% in the…
from the let’s-move-your-contempt-from-civil-to-criminal dept Of course, we’ll see what comes of this, but it’s starting to look like this administration…