Washiqur Rahman and Ajivit Roy were killed because they were atheists who refused to keep quiet about their beliefs
Padraig Reidy: Sentenced to death for not believing in God
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar says “I will keep drawing until the last drop of my ink”
Malaysian political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque “Zunar” was charged with nine counts of sedition for tweets posted following a controversial court ruling.
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
Padraig Reidy: Women are denied the right to exist in public space — even in death
Whether openly hateful or couched in “protective” metaphor, the message to women is always clear: public interaction is for men, and at best, you are here by our permission
How Afghanistan’s female journalists are covering the stories no one else can
The country’s female journalists are playing a vital role in society, but threats remain
#IndexAwards2015: Campaigning nominee Abdul Mujeeb Khalvatgar
Abdul Mujeeb Khalvatgar is an Afghan journalist and the executive director of the media advocacy group Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, which works to develop a free media as the country develops a peacetime society.
Index on Censorship condemns brutal murder of blogger Avijit Roy
Index on Censorship condemns the brutal murder of US-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy. Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism, was hacked to death by a knife-wielding mob in Dhaka as he walked back from a book fair. Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg said:...
Sri Lanka’s media needs reform — can new President Sirisena deliver?
The country needs a constitutionally recognised national commission to oversee media reform and ensure freedom of expression is properly defended, writes Rohan Jayasekera
Free speech in India: Uptick in defamation, attacks on media cause for concern
The state of free speech in India remains a cause for concern judging by the rise in recorded attacks on the media and the increasing use of defamation suits — the most marked trends in 2014.
Malala Yousafzai accepts 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Pakistani education campaigner Malala Yousafzai will accept the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo