Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 17–23 May 2025
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CATEGORY: Kenya
The week in free expression: 26 April-2 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Kenya: Young reporters and NGOs targeted as part of clampdown on Gen Z protests
Our reporter talks to a young journalist and the director of a young people’s organisation who have been threatened and censored for their work
Contents – The beautiful game? Qatar, football and freedom
The autumn issue of Index takes as its central theme the FIFA World Cup that will take place in Qatar in November and December 2022. A country where human rights are constantly under threat, Qatar is under the spotlight and many are calling for a...
Theatre censorship: An index reading list
Index on Censorship has always supported the theatre of resistance, and our Winter 2021 magazine even had this issue as its main theme. In Belarus, for example, organisations such as Belarus Free Theatre are crucial to fighting Lukashenka’s...
Contents – The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
The summer issue of Index magazine concentrated its efforts on the developing situation between Russia and Ukraine and consequential effects around Europe and the world. We decided to give voice to journalists, artists and dissidents who chose to...
Nominees for the 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards – Journalism
Meet the three shortlisted journalists for this year’s award
Nominees for the 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards – Campaigning
Meet the three shortlisted campaigners and campaign groups for this year’s award
Contents – Playing with fire: how theatre is resisting the oppressor
The Winter issue of Index magazine highlights the battles fought by theatre of resistance across the world and how they've been enduring different forms of censorship. Writer Jonathan Maitland dives deeply into the history of theatre censorship in...
العيش في خوف من تغطية الإرهاب: صحفي كيني يتحدث من مخبئه
لا يزال الصحفي الكيني ياسين جمعة مختبئاً بعد اعتقاله بسبب نشره تقارير عن هجمات حركة الشباب. في أول مكالمة هاتفية له منذ قراره أن يختبئ، تحدّث جمعة مع إسماعيل عيناشه حول تزايد التهديدات التي يتعرض لها الصحفيون في كينيا