Why are famous British and American comics such as Jimmy Carr and Dave Chappelle now performing in a country notorious for censoring and harassing its own comedians?
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
British national Ahmed al-Doush has been sentenced over a seven-year-old deleted post
Index has written to the UK’s Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia
Undemocratic states that seek to exploit soft power to hide their human rights abuses should be condemned, not celebrated
The rich and powerful are increasingly acting with impunity to silence, sometimes permanently, those who seek to shine a light on their activities
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The Saudi government is trying to break the spirit of comedian Ghanem al-Masarir, but he is not silenced yet