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Free speech is the casualty in Ukraine war

In 2002 the acclaimed reporter Anna Politkovskaya wrote in Index that Russia was lawless. She longed for a normal life and to return to...

Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices

Home » News » Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are barred from conducting...

Index reports on the breaking of the old order in Europe

When I left Hungary on Sunday, the US secretary of state Marco Rubio had just arrived in Budapest for talks with the prime minister...

The Gen Z revolution will be polarised

This article first appeared in the Winter 2025 issue of Index on Censorship, Gen Z is revolting: Why the world’s youth will not be silenced,...

As Bezos dismantles Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart course for survival

The Washington Post‘s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen. Following months of speculation, the Post...

FIRE sues Federal Trade Commission over agency’s targeting of news-rating service

Home » News » FIRE sues Federal Trade Commission over agency’s targeting of news-rating service WASHINGTON — For almost a year, the Federal Trade Commission...

Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in blow to legendary news brand

The Washington Post laid off a third of its staff on Feb. 4, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage...

Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday, Jan. 30, after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights...

Award-winning young human rights lawyer unlawfully arrested and jailed in Pakistan

Imaan Zainab Mazari is one of Pakistan’s more prominent human rights lawyers. She is now in jail with her husband after being arrested and...