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India’s police suppress pollution protests
Nearly 100 people detained after heavy-handed response to demonstration at India Gate
History is being written by the AI victors
Erasing inconvenient truths isn’t new but technology is making it so much easier
Is academic freedom at risk in the UK?
Funding and culture conformity is slowing eroding free expression in universities
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit
Index calls on authorities to drop all charges against the activist and his 12 co-defendants, who all face the death penalty
The week in free expression 31 October – 7 November
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Breaking norms to survive in war-torn Yemen
With 17 million people going hungry in the country, Yemenis are breaking taboos and taking jobs others say they shouldn’t
How artist Sai’s exhibition in Thailand was censored after Chinese protests
The Burmese artist and curator says an attempt to silence his art show against repression has amplified its message around the world
Hungary: a severely restricted media environment
The Council of Europe’s Platform for the safety of journalists issues statement after members, including Index, visited to meet with media workers, legal experts and civil society representatives
A letter to the Home Secretary on transnational repression in the UK
Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group appeals to Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood over response to report produced by the Joint Committee on Human Rights