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CATEGORY: Pakistan
Dr Mahrang Baloch’s prison reads: the books that have inspired her
The Baloch human rights activist, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment, shares what she has been reading in jail
Indian cinema: propaganda at the pictures
Index discusses the anti-Muslim films coming out of Bollywood
Women’s rights activists arrested on International Women’s Day in Pakistan
The organisers of a feminist rally protesting against the country’s patriarchy have been detained in Islamabad
Award-winning young human rights lawyer unlawfully arrested and jailed in Pakistan
“Truth seems overwhelmingly difficult”: the words of lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari who was taken from a car by police on her way to court last week
Police in Islamabad raid the press club in an escalation of Pakistan’s attack on the media
Akbar Notezai travelled to the capital to talk exclusively to some of the journalists who were physically assaulted
Silence in the valley: The brutal repression of Kashmiri writers
Works are banned and authors raided if they are seen to promote secession
Honour killings and the silencing of women in Pakistan
Index explores why this shocking treatment of women still takes place, particularly in tribal areas
The week in free expression: 14-20 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The female TikTokers silenced through murder
Women influencers around the world are killed for simply speaking online