The control of online speech is seen as a guarantor of political dominance, both for the party and its leader
Tyrant of the year 2025: Narendra Modi
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Tyrant of the year 2025: John Lee
Hong Kong has gone from one of the most open cities in Asia to one of its least
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
China media giant Tencent gags anti-censorship website FreeWeChat
The website of anti-censorship organisation GreatFire.org’s platform dedicated to exposing Chinese government censorship of WeChat is taken offline by US hosting provider Vultr
Beijing is punishing Japan – and its own young people – by pulling the plug on pop concerts
The cancellations follow remarks on Taiwan by the Japanese Prime Minister
We live beneath a dark roof: what it means to be an Afghan woman today
In this, the first of our Letters from Afghan Women, one writer believes she will stand, fight and build a brighter, more progressive Afghanistan
India’s police suppress pollution protests
Nearly 100 people detained after heavy-handed response to demonstration at India Gate
History is being written by the AI victors
Erasing inconvenient truths isn’t new but technology is making it so much easier
Is academic freedom at risk in the UK?
Funding and culture conformity is slowing eroding free expression in universities
How artist Sai’s exhibition in Thailand was censored after Chinese protests
The Burmese artist and curator says an attempt to silence his art show against repression has amplified its message around the world