University students protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in Belgrade, Serbia in January 2025.

Following an Index investigation into banned books in UK school libraries, the annual celebration has taken on a new meaning ...

As the list of those persecuted in the country grows, it is obvious that Iran’s leadership is systemically opposed to musical ...

With the UK modelling the USA's approach to aid cuts, independent journalism and political prisoners could be in a perilous ...

Thousands of brave Russians continue to pay their respects to the late opposition leader and speak out against Putin’s regime ...

Climate protesters in Australia face a higher risk of arrest than those in any other country, and direct action is becoming ...

Organisations working on mitigating climate change, tackling gender-based violence, and supporting independent journalism are ...

Donald Trump's assertions about the Ukrainian president convey an alarming normalisation of false realities and an affront to accuracy ...

A new biography details the life of Hong Kong’s most outspoken political prisoner – the book's author Mark Clifford talks to ...

Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015, the best-selling Turkish novelist wrote for Index about how writers are staying silent on their self-censorship ...

The focus of this project is to provide an insight into the extent to which public watchdogs, including journalists, academics, environmental defenders, community groups and sexual abuse survivors, ...