Are recent crackdowns on digital freedoms tackling hate speech or increasing censorship?
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The week in free expression: 5 September – 12 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Gen Z movement sparks political change in Nepal
The shutdown of social media platforms silenced a generation but their protests kicked off a deadly response from the government
Charlie Kirk’s murder: Use words to counter speech you don’t like, not bullets
People may disagree with the views of the right-wing influencer and Trump ally but his death must be condemned
What the US closure of global media means for freedom of speech in Asia
The defunding of USAID has had a catastrophic impact on Radio Free Asia and other independent news sources
Tanzania’s election by elimination
Opposition is being silenced as the country prepares to go to the polls next month
The week in free expression: 29 August – 5 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
These anti-protest laws are what we expect in Putin’s Russia
A personal piece from the long-standing campaigner on how protest rights are being shattered in the UK
Malian writer Étienne Fakaba Sissoko forced into exile
Acclaimed economist and writer flees country with his family after attempted abductions and threats on social media
The arrest of Graham Linehan is a cop and ball story
The Father Ted writer was arrested by five armed police officers on arrival in the UK over historic tweets on trans people