Internet shutdowns cut journalists off from sources, block access to essential services, and allow abuses to happen without documentation. Courts across four continents have ruled them unlawful, but m...

IPI and MFRR partners condemn the acquittal of Yorgen Fenech in the murder trial of Daphne Caruana Galizia and call for full accountability.

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-connected global community with major common challenges to address. To achieve its mission, Global Freedom of Expression undertakes and commissions research and policy projects, organizes events and conferences, and participates in and contributes to global debates on the protection of freedom of expression and information in the 21st century.

Index remembers Chutima Sidasathian who was criminalised in Thailand for her reporting and who died last weekend

New York, July 28, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the extremely harsh prison sentences of up to 15 years handed down on July 27 to journalists and other individuals associated wi...

In January 2023, John Williams Ntwali, an investigative journalist known for his independent reporting, died in what police described as a car accident. Colleagues and press freedom advocates have que...

Politicians and officials in Mexico are using the country’s laws to intimidate critics and the media, forcing them into censorship and blunting scrutiny.

Berlin, June 24, 2026—Bulgarian authorities must thoroughly investigate reports that prominent journalist Dimitar Stoyanov is facing threats of violence linked to his reporting and act immediately to ...