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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Journalists as well as generals have been purged – only Xi is safe in China today
The recent oustings show that the best way to stay out of trouble is to not align with, or investigate, those at the top
We must keep fighting for Jimmy Lai
The Index CEO reacts to Hong Kong’s sentencing of the media mogul, and why the British government should have done more
Award-winning young human rights lawyer unlawfully arrested and jailed in Pakistan
“Truth seems overwhelmingly difficult”: the words of lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari who was taken from a car by police on her way to court last week
Rahima Mahmut: Tell the world what is happening to the Uyghurs
The musician and activist writes about the freedom fighters, writers, poets and musicians who have inspired her
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
China is punishing online influencers for spreading doom and gloom
The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched another one of its regular Clear and Bright campaigns
In Hong Kong, force majeure means political pressure
Hong Kong authorities are using the blanket term to stifle events and voices which they find uncomfortable
A heart full of hope: behind the doors closed to women in Afghanistan
In the latest of our Letters from Afghan Women, a young woman opens up about keeping hope alive despite threats to her life
Should the phrase “globalise the intifada” be banned?
In the wake of the Bondi atrocity, Index says freedom of expression includes not only the right to speak but the responsibility to do so with care