The doctor, writer and activist discusses the difficulties of speaking out against institutional racism in UK healthcare ...

The senior midwife speaks to Index about the culture of silence surrounding maternity care failures in the National Health ...

Inside and outside the country, digital activists are using the power of the internet to expose human rights abuses ...

Laura O’Connor is a freelance writer based in London, largely covering gender and human rights. She was previously based in ...

With the annual celebration taking place on 3 May 2025, six journalists from around the globe tell Index what press freedom ...

Ege Dündar is a Turkish writer and free speech defender. He worked with PEN International for eight years before being ...

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, a journalist with experience of imprisonment in Turkey speaks to those who have been ...

Wendy Funes, winner of the Index 2018 Freedom of Expression award for journalism, is among those who have been consistently ...

Since the disputed region had its semi-autonomous special status revoked in 2019, communities have faced increased scrutiny ...

Margaret Atwood has won the prestigious Freedom to Publish award at the British Book Awards 2025, as announced at a gala last night held in central London. A long-time Index contributor, Atwood is ...

A crisis is often seized as an opportunity, especially by those eager to silence dissent – and no more so than in Narendra Modi’s India. Following the deadliest civilian incident in Kashmir in decades ...