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
A big week to remember
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
In India, the money from state advertising is too tight to mention
Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media
The UK Government must defend its citizens around the world
As the new Prime Minister vows to protect press freedom and tackle impunity, we’re reminded of the many British citizens who are unjustly imprisoned globally
Living in gangster times
Reporting on organised crime in the eastern state of Bihar is a deadly business
Be nice, or you’re not coming in
The Indian government is revoking the status of its overseas citizens and denying visas for those critical of Modi
Contents – Inconvenient truths: How scientists are being silenced around the world
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The show must go on
Ravish Kumar was one of the biggest independent voices of Indian channel NDTV before he dramatically resigned to set up his own YouTube channel in 2022. Vrinda Sharma has been at his side ever since
Silenced Afghan women raise their voices in hope
Women gather in Albania in defiance of the Taliban’s new “vice and virtue” laws which aim to stop them from being heard
Bread, Work, Freedom
Afghan women gather in Tirana for global summit to defy the Taliban
Back to school: a hard lesson for Hong Kong
Secondary school students are now going to be educated in Xi Jinping Thought to promote patriotism for China