Magufuli the Bulldozer’s successor is turning out to be more of the same
Tyrant of the year 2025: Samia Suluhu Hassan
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CATEGORY: Africa
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crackdown on freedom of expression this year
Israel bans Sudanese activists from protesting outside the UAE embassy in Tel Aviv
The 6,000-strong Sudanese community in Israel wanted to highlight the sponsorship of a militia perpetrating atrocities in their homeland
Algeria’s persecution of poet Mohamed Tadjadit must end
The winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award has announced a hunger strike behind bars
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit
Index calls on authorities to drop all charges against the activist and his 12 co-defendants, who all face the death penalty
The week in free expression 31 October – 7 November
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression 24 October – 31 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Madagascar: President flees Gen Z protests but deep problems remain
Student leaders tell Index they are worried their revolution may end up being hijacked after the military take power
The week in free expression 3 October – 10 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.