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The Algerian novelist has long been a controversial figure for his criticism of his home country and extremist Islam
The past week has been busy for Index and in Hong Kong. It is up to us all to ensure award winners and political prisoners are not forgotten
Campaigners, artists and journalists from Iran, Palestine, Russia and Uganda are named in awards ceremony in London this week
What terrible things will happen while we are all distracted by the clown in the White House?
The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested
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Journalistic “black holes”, such as in Gaza and Sudan, curtail people’s ability to understand geopolitics and conflict
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Index reports on the government’s increasing brutality towards protesters and human rights activists
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.