One of China’s leading human rights lawyers and free speech campaigners, Pu Zhiqiang is known particularly for his way with words
#IndexAwards2016: Pu Zhiqiang is unwavering in support of free speech
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CATEGORY: China
China’s XXX factor: Crackdown in the world’s leading porn consumer
China tops the global charts for viewing porn despite strict laws cracking down on its use. Jemimah Steinfeld discusses upcoming restrictions on reading about sex and a drive to get women to cover up their cleavage
Chinese state visit: Five times China has proven it doesn’t value free speech
With UK-China relations warming, the President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will pay a state visit to the UK
Will China’s detention of feminist activists shut the movement up or make it louder?
The continued detention of five activists arrested ahead of International Women’s Day could be a turning point for Chinese feminists — for better or worse, writes Jemimah Steinfeld
Under cyber attack: an interview with Lobsang Sangay, Tibet’s exiled political leader
Tibet’s leader-in-exile discusses his Buddhist approach to digital security, and why he still holds hope for the future of the internet
Stricter and subtler: how China has ramped up instant messaging censorship
The chat application LINE has strengthened its censorship methods in mainland China by targeting phrases and word combinations.
China: Chen Xiwo banned book published in English
Chen Xiwo, described as “one of China’s most outspoken voices on freedom of expression for writers” by Asia Sentinel, has spoken about how he challenged the Chinese government’s decision to censor his latest book ahead of its launch in English.
The “slippery slope” of Chinese literary censorship
American journalist Evan Osnos says he turned down the opportunity to publish a copy of his new book in China because censors asked for almost a quarter to be struck out. The case highlights the dilemma writers face publishing in a country now hungry for western works, reports Dinah Gardner
A meme is worth a thousand (banned) words in China
Comedic memes are the Achille’s heel of Chinese internet censors. Jemimah Steinfeld reports
Good sports: Which free-speech offending countries should we blow the whistle on?
Against the backdrop of the World Cup in Brazil, we ask how, during global sporting events, should we respond to countries that repress their citizen’s free expression? Should we engage or ignore?