Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
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CATEGORY: Belarus
Mother’s Day 2025: Celebrating the women taking on authoritarian regimes
From Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Laila Soueif, we pay tribute to mothers around the world who are fighting unimaginable battles for free speech and justice
Power to the people?
Our fundamental right to protest is being eroded in the UK and USA
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “The people of Belarus are showing the dictator that they want him gone”
Following January’s sham election, political activists and journalists willing to challenge Aliaksandr Lukashenka face prison, exile or worse – but they refuse to stay silent
Lukashenka’s election plan is to shut down the internet – again
In the run up to the Belarusian presidential election, Index’s Belarus researcher reflects on her own experience during protest crackdowns in 2020
Contents – Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
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Hanna Komar explores the trauma of oppression through her new play
The Belarusian poet wrote Body in Progress to expose how persecution has a profound impact on the body and mind
Belarus is a prison for freedom
Freedom of expression in Belarus is costly and the price is years off your life
Human Rights Day 2024: A tribute to human rights defenders
Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world
The dangers of boycotting Russian science
As physics laboratory Cern ends co-operation with Russia and Belarus over the Ukraine war, Index talks to exiled scientists