Who’s made the most effort to throw legal threats at the little guys? A tongue-in-cheek round-up of the European SLAPP ...

At its heart, it’s about control – of the message, the momentum and the mood. “Saving face” isn’t just cultural etiquette in ...

The day after Badiucao published his statement, Hong Kong’s new chief of police warned that, despite Hong Kong’s return to ...

An Index investigation into the culture of secrecy shrouding NHS maternity services and women’s healthcare in England ...

Index on Censorship, Big Brother Watch and Open Rights Group welcome ruling over UK Government attempts to gain backdoor ...

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and actions brought by powerful and wealthy people against public watchdogs with the aim of silencing them. Due to ...

Under Soviet rule, Roma women were subjected to forced sterilisation. Today, they are still facing discrimination in their reproductive care On a moonlit evening on Thursday 13 March 1941, just after ...

Media workers in the Kurdish-led autonomous region in northern Syria have long suffered attacks by Turkish forces and extremist groups ...

The devastation of war extends beyond the loss of civilian lives and destruction of cities. Often overlooked is the profound psychological trauma that can leave survivors—including ...