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India: How to silence a nation
Legal proceedings have been filed against the four authors that read aloud from Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic verses.
Salil Tripathi explains how outdated Colonial-era legislation is being used to curtail free expression.
“The internet is freedom”: Index speaks to Tunisian Internet Agency chief
The Tunisian Internet Agency was the Ben Ali regime’s instrument for censoring the web. Now, as it attempts to break ties with the past,
Afef Abrougui talks to its CEO about the online challenges facing Tunisia
Ethiopia: Jailed dissident blogger may face death penalty
Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger Eskinder Nega will stand trial in March for terrorism charges, a federal high court judge ruled this week. He...
Uganda: Photojournalist shot at by security forces
A Ugandan photojournalist was shot at by security forces on Tuesday as he covered their attack on the motorcade of opposition leader Kizza Besigye....
Yemen: One year on
After a year of political unrest following the Arab Spring, Iona Craig reports on the current situation in Yemen
Germany’s Mein Kampf ban has not stopped anti-Semitism
The prohibition of Hitler’s infamous work is a symbolic measure that has lost all impact, says Daniella Peled
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
One year on, protesters are still demanding freedoms in the square that became a byword for the Arab Spring. Shahira Amin reports
Belarus political prisoner Andrei Sannikov close to death, Council of Europe told
States urged to heighten sanctions against Europe’s last dictator as opposition leader tells of fears. Michael Harris reports
Index and rights groups report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain
An international mission today releases a report asking Bahraini officials to deliver on reform promises, and to stop continuing violations of free expression