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The week in free expression 19 September – 26 September
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms
A coalition of international press freedom organisations including Index has called for urgent action to push forward domestic and EU-mandated reforms
The return of Syria’s underground theatre
Twin theatre makers who were pushed out of Syria have now tentatively returned and are just as critical of the new regime
Will artificial intelligence be the death of journalism?
AI tools can make reporters lives easier but also challenges their very existence
Haiti’s violence is so extreme, it’s difficult to face up to it. But we must.
Journalists in the Caribbean country face peril on all fronts
The week in free expression: 12 September – 19 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Freedoms in flames: Trump’s second term in figures
Index takes a deep dive into the data around the US president’s flurry of activity after returning to the White House
An un-American story on book bans
Librarians and public institutions in the US are facing a growing threat to independent thinking and tolerant values
From Nepal, a familiar warning
Are recent crackdowns on digital freedoms tackling hate speech or increasing censorship?