Rachel Seiffert is confronting her family’s Nazi past to prevent the world making the same mistakes in the future
Banned Books Week: The author writing to stop history repeating itself
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CATEGORY: Americas
The week in free expression 26 September – 3 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Jimmy Kimmel: No laughing matter
From the USA to India leaders can’t take a joke. Comedians are paying the price
The week in free expression 19 September – 26 September
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Haiti’s violence is so extreme, it’s difficult to face up to it. But we must.
Journalists in the Caribbean country face peril on all fronts
Freedoms in flames: Trump’s second term in figures
Index takes a deep dive into the data around the US president’s flurry of activity after returning to the White House
An un-American story on book bans
Librarians and public institutions in the US are facing a growing threat to independent thinking and tolerant values
Charlie Kirk’s murder: Use words to counter speech you don’t like, not bullets
People may disagree with the views of the right-wing influencer and Trump ally but his death must be condemned
What the US closure of global media means for freedom of speech in Asia
The defunding of USAID has had a catastrophic impact on Radio Free Asia and other independent news sources
The week in free expression: 29 August – 5 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days