To celebrate National Poetry Day, Index is publishing some of our favourite poems from our archives. This poem is from Jack Mapange of Malawi
National Poetry Day: Jack Mapanje
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National Poetry Day: Zarganar
To celebrate National Poetry Day, Index is publishing some of our favourite poems from our archives. The first is from Burmese artist Zarganar
Azerbaijan locks up journalists as it prepares for “election”
In the run-up to next week’s presidential elections, Index on Censorship travelled to Baku to meet journalists, human rights defenders, political activists, and citizens. Melody Patry reports
The sound of silence: Mali’s musicians
As Mali’s new president returns to the country amid fresh fighting between government forces and Tuareg rebels, Index on Censorship magazine looks at the climate for free speech in a country split by conflict — and wonders about the future of its brave musicians
Russia: We know what you blocked this summer
The major news in internet censorship in summer 2013 in Russia is a new law on copyright covering film, television and video productions. Andrei Soldatov reports
Sudan’s government silences press through ownership
The two most influential independent newspapers in Sudan, Al-Sahafa and Al-Kartoum, have recently been bought by the National Intelligence
Security Service. Zeinab Mohammed Salih reports
Europe really, really doesn’t trust the NSA
A briefing paper calls for putting pressure on U.S. e-commerce. Marc Herman of Pacific Standard reports
Sudan blacks out internet to hide brutal suppression of protests
Peaceful protests in Sudan have led to an ongoing violent government crackdowns and internet blackout – Dalia Haj-Omar reports
Social media erase button not a solution
It is right that we should have some control over posts from our past: but this alone will not solve the problems teens face in the online world, says Padraig Reidy
An open letter from Pakistan to the chief of the NSA
Who will rid Pakistan of the west’s Weapons of Mass Surveillance, asks Sana Saleem