On International Women’s Day, our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on another deadly 12 months for female dissidents
Remembering the women who pay the ultimate price for freedom
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CATEGORY: Africa
Calls to sanction architects of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act grow
Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community live in fear for their lives following the passage of draconian legislation in Uganda last year. The international community must act against those behind it
The deadly challenges of reporting on Sudan’s “forgotten war”
The simple act of asking questions, or holding a camera, places a target on your back and hundreds have been attacked and even murdered
2024, the year that four billion go the polls
Your ballot is a shield against would-be despots and tyrants and the consequences of your vote go far beyond your immediate neighbourhood
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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UK’s hostile environment continues to silence already persecuted people
By pushing ahead with its controversial Rwanda plan, the UK government is breeding a culture of fear for asylum seekers
Moments of Freedom 2023
The Index team and our supporters have come together to identify moments in the past 12 months when the world did not seem so dark. Help us choose the most inspiring
The Magufuli hangover
Tanzania’s civic space was hopeful for reform after the death of John Magufuli in 2021 but early optimism under President Samia Hassan has evaporated
Contents – In bad faith: How religion is being weaponised by the right
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Shortlists announced for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards
Artists, activists and journalists from Afghanistan, India, Myanmar and Somalia are among the nominations for this year’s awards
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.