Inside and outside the country, digital activists are using the power of the internet to expose human rights abuses
The female keyboard warriors taking on Myanmar’s military junta
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CATEGORY: Burma
Myanmar’s deadly earthquake highlights the country’s media restrictions
Reporting from Thailand, Index looks at how the military junta has denied international journalists entry to Myanmar following the disaster in March
The week in free expression: 29 March–4 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Editor in exile: One journalist’s daring escape from Myanmar
Index travels to Germany to meet exiled newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe, who faced torture and imprisonment at the hands of the military junta
Contents – Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
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Burkina Faso has chosen the tool of the tyrant
A report into the death of 223 civilians in the African state has led to a clampdown on the media
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
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
Nominees for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards – Arts
Meet the artists and arts producers whose work challenges repression and injustice and celebrates artistic free expression
Don’t give up on Myanmar
The country has a vibrant future believes author Oliver Slow, despite the military junta’s attacks on dissent