Are recent crackdowns on digital freedoms tackling hate speech or increasing censorship?
From Nepal, a familiar warning
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Gen Z movement sparks political change in Nepal
The shutdown of social media platforms silenced a generation but their protests kicked off a deadly response from the government
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
The so-called trial of Jimmy Lai
How the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities use linguistic trickery to undermine opponents
CCP clamps down on Beijing subway protest songs
Young Chinese people are spontaneously breaking into song while commuting and it’s all about signalling their resistance to CCP control
The week in free expression: 16 – 22 August 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 9 August – 15 August 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
From Hong Kong with hate
Someone is carrying out transnational repression of its exiled critics by post
How India’s comedians are paying the price for free speech
An incident in which Mumbai’s Habitat comedy club was vandalised by supporters of a local political group after Kunal Kamra made jokes about its leader is a worrying sign of the times