Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression 17 October – 24 October
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CATEGORY: News
Police in Islamabad raid the press club in an escalation of Pakistan’s attack on the media
Akbar Notezai travelled to the capital to talk exclusively to some of the journalists who were physically assaulted
Reports of Urdu’s death are greatly exaggerated
An exploration of Urdu’s origins, its rich literary tradition and its increasing popularity among the young as a language of resistance
North Korea fears the Squid Game effect
Kim Jong Un is more afraid of Korean television drama series than he is of foreign attacks
Scotland’s culture wars: the library curation challenge
How do librarians create a collection that is welcoming to their community, and balance it with books that challenge ideas or might be unpopular?
Why we need to support Global Encryption Day
There are many reasons why governments want to break encryption but breaking it for one breaks it for all
Silence in the valley: The brutal repression of Kashmiri writers
Works are banned and authors raided if they are seen to promote secession
How a billionaire mogul pushed France’s media to the right
Vincent Bolloré, known as the “French Murdoch”, dominates media on the other side of the Channel
We’re going on a bear hunt: Spitting Image challenged over Paddington satire
The recent litigation against the satirical TV programme raises questions as to the Peruvian immigrant’s meaning in British culture
The week in free expression 10 October – 17 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days