Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
Left speechless: how trauma is leaving children in Gaza unable to communicate
29 April 2025 @ 2:37 pm
The psychological toll of living in a warzone is causing young people to lose their ability to speak
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The silence around sexual assault in India’s universities
28 April 2025 @ 1:24 pm
Rape victims on campuses are being urged to keep quiet, with people's reputations prioritised over stopping sexual violence
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Tunisia’s Spring is over
28 April 2025 @ 7:00 am
President Kais Saied's rule is becoming increasingly authoritarian
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The week in free expression: 19–25 April 2025
25 April 2025 @ 1:44 pm
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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When trade wars become culture wars
24 April 2025 @ 6:53 pm
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly under pressure to repeal hate speech laws in order to secure a favourable trade deal with the USA
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RFK Jr could be a disaster for American healthcare
23 April 2025 @ 3:40 pm
It is deeply troubling that the USA’s new health secretary believes in conspiracy theories and is hostile towards modern medicine
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Mahmoud Muna: “There is a policy of oppression towards cultural institutions”
23 April 2025 @ 12:51 pm
Index interviews “the bookseller of Jerusalem” about the recent raids on his bookshop and the ongoing crackdown on literary free expression in Israel and Palestine
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The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
17 April 2025 @ 11:26 am
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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Celebrating Europe’s biggest bullies
17 April 2025 @ 10:17 am
Who’s made the most effort to throw legal threats at the little guys? A tongue-in-cheek round-up of the European SLAPP Contest 2025
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Tariffs and tight control
16 April 2025 @ 10:00 am
Chinese censors are feasting on the chaos that is Donald Trump’s trade war
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