Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 17–23 May 2025
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Arrested for criticising Hamas – in London
Campaigner Peter Tatchell was detained on Saturday in a case that shows all that’s going wrong with free speech in the UK today
Ten years in Saudi prison for a tweet
British national Ahmed al-Doush has been sentenced over a seven-year-old deleted post
The week in free expression: 10–16 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
A letter to David Lammy on the imprisonment of Ahmed al-Doush
Index has written to the UK’s Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia
When music becomes a battleground
From Kneecap to Jonny Greenwood, recent gig cancellations reveal how fragile free expression has become in the shadow of war
The week in free expression: 26 April-2 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Left speechless: How trauma is leaving children in Gaza unable to communicate
The psychological toll of living in a warzone is causing young people to lose their ability to speak
Tunisia’s Spring is over
President Kais Saied’s rule is becoming increasingly authoritarian
The week in free expression: 19–25 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days