Category : Covid 19 and freedom of expression
Shanghai lockdown shows how far Xi will go to control population
Criticism of China's Covid-Zero policy is being censored online Cartoonists being silenced during Covid, report shows
Cartoons make you laugh, wince and - increasingly in this pandemic - angry. We find out why Governments using virus as cover to restrict newspapers
Several countries have banned publishers from producing and distributing print newspapers and magazines to stop the spread of the Covid virus despite a lack of scientific evidence 150 attacks on media freedom reported in 50 days
In the 50 days since Index started tracking incidents where journalists have been attacked or stopped from reporting on Covid-19, we have reported on more than 150 incidents How FOI laws are being rewritten during the Covid-19 crisis
Governments are sweeping information requests under the coronavirus carpet. We must not let them Coronavirus providing pretext for Modi to increase attacks on press and Muslims
Press freedom in India continues to be chipped away under Narendra Modi in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, while Muslims are being blamed for the outbreak Will international companies take on Chinese censorship after the pandemic?
Will international companies take on China's attitude to censorship after the pandemic? Charlotte Middlehurst reports The leaders who are dodging questions on coronavirus – and how
A growing number of world leaders are avoiding questions asked by the media about coronavirus, as we report on our global map monitoring media violations How coronavirus is affecting free speech in Europe
As coronavirus spreads throughout Europe we are seeing several common tactics to undermine our free expression 
