Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
From Nepal, a familiar warning
15 September 2025 @ 4:15 pm
Are recent crackdowns on digital freedoms tackling hate speech or increasing censorship?
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The week in free expression: 5 September – 12 September 2025
12 September 2025 @ 4:30 pm
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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Gen Z movement sparks political change in Nepal
12 September 2025 @ 7:06 am
The shutdown of social media platforms silenced a generation but their protests kicked off a deadly response from the government
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Charlie Kirk’s murder: Use words to counter speech you don’t like, not bullets
11 September 2025 @ 1:05 pm
People may disagree with the views of the right-wing influencer and Trump ally but his death must be condemned
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What the US closure of global media means for freedom of speech in Asia
10 September 2025 @ 11:30 am
The defunding of USAID has had a catastrophic impact on Radio Free Asia and other independent news sources
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Tanzania’s election by elimination
9 September 2025 @ 1:57 pm
Opposition is being silenced as the country prepares to go to the polls next month
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The week in free expression: 29 August – 5 September 2025
5 September 2025 @ 5:23 pm
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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These anti-protest laws are what we expect in Putin’s Russia
5 September 2025 @ 8:46 am
A personal piece from the long-standing campaigner on how protest rights are being shattered in the UK
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Malian writer Étienne Fakaba Sissoko forced into exile
4 September 2025 @ 2:25 pm
Acclaimed economist and writer flees country with his family after attempted abductions and threats on social media
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The arrest of Graham Linehan is a cop and ball story
3 September 2025 @ 1:57 pm
The Father Ted writer was arrested by five armed police officers on arrival in the UK over historic tweets on trans people
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