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December 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM

It’s been quite the year for freedom of expression | Trump and academic freedom | Pakistan | Amazon censorship

It’s been quite the year for freedom of expression | Trump and academic freedom | Pakistan | Amazon censorship Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Thursday, 19 December 2024 Photos b…
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December 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM

Will Syria’s future leaders restore human rights for all? | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes | India

Will Syria’s future leaders restore human rights for all? | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes | India Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 13 December 2024 Syrian rebels gather …
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December 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM

The power of protest | Iranian rapper released | Observer strikes | Banned books competition

The power of protest | Iranian rapper released | Observer strikes | Banned books competition Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 06 December 2024 People blocking military veh…
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November 29, 2024 at 5:45 PM

Venezuela: a blueprint for tackling election fraud | COP29 | Mohammed Zubair faces charges | Algerian writer could face life in prison

Venezuela: a blueprint for tackling election fraud | COP29 | Mohammed Zubair faces charges | Algerian writer could face life in prison Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 29 November 2024 …
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November 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Freedom of Expression Awards: winners announced | Hong Kong | Spiked stories revealed | Ukraine

Freedom of Expression Awards: winners announced | Hong Kong | Spiked stories revealed | Ukraine Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 22 November 2024 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe…
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November 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM

Announcing the Winners of Index's Freedom of Expression Awards 2024

Announcing the Winners of Index's Freedom of Expression Awards 2024 Index on Censorship Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Thursday, 21 November 2024 THE 2024 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AWARD WINNERS Last ni…
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November 15, 2024 at 3:33 PM

Stalin's ghost | Is the USA becoming a hybrid democracy? | Putin weaponising psychiatry | Imprisoned writers

Stalin's ghost | Is the USA becoming a hybrid democracy? | Putin weaponising psychiatry | Imprisoned writers Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 15 November 2024 Illustration…
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November 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Trump and beyond | Freedom of Expression Awards shortlist | 35 years on from fall of the Berlin Wall | Mozambique

Trump and beyond | Freedom of Expression Awards shortlist | 35 years on from fall of the Berlin Wall | Mozambique Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 08 November 2024 Preside…
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November 1, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Protecting political prisoners abroad | Two years since Toomaj Salehi's arrest in Iran | Press freedom in peril in Georgia

Protecting political prisoners abroad | Two years since Toomaj Salehi's arrest in Iran | Press freedom in peril in Georgia Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 01 November 2024 …
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October 25, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Banned film screenings | Speaking up on animal testing | Reporting on organised crime in India

Banned film screenings | Speaking up on animal testing | Reporting on organised crime in India Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 25 October 2024 Malcolm McDowell / A Clockw…
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October 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Journalists have a "right to life" | India and Modi | Is Georgia on the path to autocracy? | Anti-SLAPP Conference

Journalists have a "right to life" | India and Modi | Is Georgia on the path to autocracy? | Anti-SLAPP Conference Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 18 October 2024 Memoria…
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October 11, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Grim news from Latin America | Disney disinformation | Death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna | Israel/Palestine a year on

Grim news from Latin America | Disney disinformation | Death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna | Israel/Palestine a year on Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 11 October 2024 …
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October 4, 2024 at 3:55 PM

Journalistic "black holes" and the truth | Israel and Al Jazeera | Alaa Abd el-Fattah remains in jail

Journalistic "black holes" and the truth | Israel and Al Jazeera | Alaa Abd el-Fattah remains in jail Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 04 October 2024 Journalists are ofte…
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September 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Threats to protest rights in the UK and beyond | Ridiculous book bans | Artists under attack

Threats to protest rights in the UK and beyond | Ridiculous book bans | Artists under attack Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 27 September 2024 Just Stop Oil protesters af…
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September 20, 2024 at 1:12 PM

Can newspapers still hold the powerful to account? | End-to-end encryption | Ukraine

Can newspapers still hold the powerful to account? | End-to-end encryption | Ukraine Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 20 September 2024 The end of the daily Evening Standa…
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September 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Join us in London tomorrow, Tuesday 17th at 6pm! Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion

Join us in London tomorrow, Tuesday 17th at 6pm! Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion Get free tickets for an event to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death View this email in your browser …
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September 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Don't forget! You are invited to join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion

Don't forget! You are invited to join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion Get free tickets for an event to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death View this email in your browser …
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September 13, 2024 at 12:36 PM

US elections: A truly Orwellian debate | Afghan women raise their voices | Peru

US elections: A truly Orwellian debate | Afghan women raise their voices | Peru Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 13 September 2024 Donald Trump and Kamala Harris went head…
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September 11, 2024 at 8:24 AM

Reminder: you are invited to join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion

Reminder: you are invited to join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion Get free tickets for an event to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death View this email in your browser …
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September 6, 2024 at 12:03 PM

Hard lessons for Hong Kong | Israel: "a nascent police state" | German far-right

Hard lessons for Hong Kong | Israel: "a nascent police state" | German far-right Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 06 September 2024 Xi's ideology is now part of the school…
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August 30, 2024 at 6:09 PM

The silencing of Afghanistan's women | Modi and the internet

The silencing of Afghanistan's women | Modi and the internet Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 23 August 2024 Silent women in burkas will now be the rule rather than the ex…
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August 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion

Join us on 17 September | Celebrating Iranian resistance with film, music and discussion Get free tickets for an event to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death View this email in your browser …
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August 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM

Why X?| Book bans in UK libraries| Project 2025

Why X?| Book bans in UK libraries| Project 2025 Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 23 August 2024 Elon Musk presides over the detritus of what once was Twitter. Credit: Jame…
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August 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM

The dichotomy of Turkey | Zimbabwe | UK riots and local journalism | Afghanistan

The dichotomy of Turkey | Zimbabwe | UK riots and local journalism | Afghanistan Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 16 August 2024 The Turkish and Russian presidents meeting…
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August 9, 2024 at 2:37 PM

Belarus: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes for Index | Olympic boxing controversy | Police and UK protest reporting

Belarus: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes for Index | Olympic boxing controversy | Police and UK protest reporting Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 09 August 2024 Hundreds …
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August 2, 2024 at 1:46 PM

Release of Kara-Murza and Gershkovich | Gazan theatre | Greens under attack

Release of Kara-Murza and Gershkovich | Gazan theatre | Greens under attack Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 02 August 2024 Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara…
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July 31, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Join us on 5 August | Letters from Lukashenka's Prisoners + The Accidental President Film Screening + Q&A

Join us on 5 August | Letters from Lukashenka's Prisoners + The Accidental President Film Screening + Q&A Get free tickets for an evening of art and activism at St John's Waterloo in London View this email in your browser …
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July 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Students killed in Bangladesh | Kenyan protests | Toomaj Salehi | Babyn Yar documentary

Students killed in Bangladesh | Kenyan protests | Toomaj Salehi | Babyn Yar documentary Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 26 July 2024 The government has deployed riot poli…
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July 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Garbage time in China | Russian influence in Syria | Venezuela elections | Rwanda

Garbage time in China | Russian influence in Syria | Venezuela elections | Rwanda Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 19 July 2024 Photo: 維基小霸王 Has China entered a “garbage t…
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July 12, 2024 at 1:21 PM

A week in British politics | Art exhibition cancelled over Israel-Gaza row | Azerbaijan | Disinformation

A week in British politics | Art exhibition cancelled over Israel-Gaza row | Azerbaijan | Disinformation Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 12 July 2024 Prime Minister Keir …
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July 5, 2024 at 10:25 AM

Keir Starmer and Index | Free speech and the Euros | Belarus | Albania

Keir Starmer and Index | Free speech and the Euros | Belarus | Albania Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 05 July 2024 We can't assume Keir Starmer will be a champion of all…
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June 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM

Julian Assange | Europe's lurch right | Toomaj Salehi | A wishlist for the next UK government

Julian Assange | Europe's lurch right | Toomaj Salehi | A wishlist for the next UK government Index on Censorship weekly round-up Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 28 June 2024 Support for Julian Assange outs…
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June 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM

Chilling updates from Belarus | Anti-SLAPP conference | Work for Index

Chilling updates from Belarus | Anti-SLAPP conference | Work for Index Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 21 June 2024 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been a loud and pers…
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June 14, 2024 at 2:56 PM

China's women: put up and shut up | Modi concerns | Wartime censorship

China's women: put up and shut up | Modi concerns | Wartime censorship Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 14 June 2024 National UN Women Ambassador for China Hai Qing …
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June 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM

India: Election results and the country's online image | Alderney's wartime secrets | Slovakia

India: Election results and the country's online image | Alderney's wartime secrets | Slovakia Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 07 June 2024 Prime Minister Modi and …
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May 31, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Are people in Israel getting the full story on Gaza? | South African elections | Bahrain

Are people in Israel getting the full story on Gaza? | South African elections | Bahrain Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 31 May 2024 A copy of Israel Today newspape…
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May 29, 2024 at 7:33 AM

Join us in London tonight for the opening of the Censored Memories exhibition

Join us in London tonight for the opening of the Censored Memories exhibition Get free tickets for an evening of art, music and discussion marking 35 years of the Tiananmen protests View this email in your browser …
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May 24, 2024 at 12:24 PM

Transnational repression: as deadly and popular as ever | Are we living in Orwell's dystopia? | Ukraine

Transnational repression: as deadly and popular as ever | Are we living in Orwell's dystopia? | Ukraine Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 24 May 2024 Authoritarian go…
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May 20, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Join us on 29 May for the opening night of Censored Memories, marking 35 years after Tiananmen

Join us on 29 May for the opening night of Censored Memories, marking 35 years after Tiananmen Get free tickets for an evening of art, music and discussion at St John's Waterloo in London View this email in your browser …
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May 17, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Attempted assassination in Slovakia | AI deepfakes in India's elections | China | Thailand

Attempted assassination in Slovakia | AI deepfakes in India's elections | China | Thailand Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 17 May 2024 A terrible week: Netiporn “Bu…
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May 10, 2024 at 11:59 AM

Coldplay, Sting and Margaret Atwood speak out on Iranian rapper's death sentence | State broadcasters | Sudan

Coldplay, Sting and Margaret Atwood speak out on Iranian rapper's death sentence | State broadcasters | Sudan Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 10 May 2024 Italian jo…
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May 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM

Violence in Georgia over "foreign agent" bill | Iran death sentences | Burkina Faso

Violence in Georgia over "foreign agent" bill | Iran death sentences | Burkina Faso Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 03 May 2024 Protests in Georgia have erupted ove…
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May 1, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Join us for our magazine launch this Thursday 2 May in person in Exeter or online

Join us for our magazine launch this Thursday 2 May in person in Exeter or online Get free tickets for our event looking at the growing trend of transnational repression View this email in your browser …
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April 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM

Iran passes death sentence on rapper Toomaj Salehi | Protests in US universities | Photojournalism in the spotlight

Iran passes death sentence on rapper Toomaj Salehi | Protests in US universities | Photojournalism in the spotlight Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 26 April 2024 Th…
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April 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Iran at home and beyond | India blocking the hate speech trackers | Ukraine

Iran at home and beyond | India blocking the hate speech trackers | Ukraine Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 19 April 2024 Women, Life, Freedom protests after the mu…
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April 12, 2024 at 12:42 PM

Two years in prison: Vladimir Kara-Murza | Index names new CEO | Jay Rayner and self-censorship | Afghanistan

Two years in prison: Vladimir Kara-Murza | Index names new CEO | Jay Rayner and self-censorship | Afghanistan Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 12 April 2024 Vladimir…
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April 5, 2024 at 3:58 PM

Israel-Gaza: Six months on from 7 October | Transnational repression | Bahrain | Uganda

Israel-Gaza: Six months on from 7 October | Transnational repression | Bahrain | Uganda Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 05 April 2024 A raly calling for the return …
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March 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Evan one year on | Assange | Belarus

Evan one year on | Assange | Belarus Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Thursday, 28 March 2024 Evan Gershkovich (right) is escorted from court in January. Photo: AP Photo/Ale…
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March 22, 2024 at 5:22 PM

Russian elections and Putin's "victory" | Hong Kong | Rosie Holt on Russell Brand

Russian elections and Putin's "victory" | Hong Kong | Rosie Holt on Russell Brand Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 22 March 2024 A voter is pulled from a voting boot…
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March 15, 2024 at 2:17 PM

Iran: do you want the good or the bad news? | The US TikTok ban | Navalny | Assange

Iran: do you want the good or the bad news? | The US TikTok ban | Navalny | Assange Index on Censorship weekly round-up Home Latest Subscribe About Index Donate Friday, 15 March 2024 A protest calling for the release …