Government crackdowns on free expression in China and Egypt have shown disturbing similarities with repressive tactics used by the two regimes to silence dissent, Shahira Amin writes
Sindh province announced last week it would ban mobile messaging apps like Viber, Whatsapp and Skype for three months. Zofeen T. Ebrahim investigates the fallout
The regulation of social media in India has been a subject of great controversy, Mahima Kaul writes
Sudan has widespread and affordable internet access – the problem is the oppressive regime, writes Dalia Haj-Omar
ProPublica and This American Life, both which I love, are making some waves for a story highlighting the risks of taking too much acetaminophen. But Kevin Anderson asks why they spent over $750K to report on facts in plain view.
With a long history of combating official censorship, artists have a large role in Ugandan society, writes Edward Ronald Sekyewa
To celebrate National Poetry Day, Index is publishing some of our favourite poems from our archives. This, from Russian dissident poet Natalya Gorbanevskaya, was published in our very first issue
To celebrate National Poetry Day, Index is publishing some of our favourite poems from our archives. This poem is from Jack Mapange of Malawi
To celebrate National Poetry Day, Index is publishing some of our favourite poems from our archives. The first is from Burmese artist Zarganar
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