Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 29 August – 5 September 2025
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
The so-called trial of Jimmy Lai
How the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities use linguistic trickery to undermine opponents
CCP clamps down on Beijing subway protest songs
Young Chinese people are spontaneously breaking into song while commuting and it’s all about signalling their resistance to CCP control
The week in free expression: 16 – 22 August 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 9 August – 15 August 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
From Hong Kong with hate
Someone is carrying out transnational repression of its exiled critics by post
How India’s comedians are paying the price for free speech
An incident in which Mumbai’s Habitat comedy club was vandalised by supporters of a local political group after Kunal Kamra made jokes about its leader is a worrying sign of the times
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News in India is being erased from the internet
Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from digital archives, years after it has been published
Afghans at risk on all fronts
Data leaks and deportations show that more protection is needed