Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 3–9 May 2025
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
The week in free expression: 26 April-2 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
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
World Press Freedom Day 2025: Journalists reflect
With the annual celebration taking place on 3 May 2025, six journalists from around the globe tell Index what press freedom means to them
The silence around sexual assault in India’s universities
Rape victims on campuses are being urged to keep quiet, with people’s reputations prioritised over stopping sexual violence
Tariffs and tight control
Chinese censors are feasting on the chaos that is Donald Trump’s trade war
The harassment of Chinese-Australian artist, political cartoonist and activist Badiucao must end
More than 40 organisations from around the world stand in solidarity with the award-winning cartoonist
The week in free expression: 5–11 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Contents – The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
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The TV station the Taliban would love to ban
A satellite channel has set up shop in Paris to broadcast educational and lifestyle programmes to women and girls in Afghanistan