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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
Argument for urgent intervention in Jimmy Lai case laid bare in new report
Pressure on UK government to intervene in Lai case highlighted in a new report, which exposes the destruction of media freedom in Hong Kong
Modi’s India: The Age of Intolerance
The central theme of the Spring 2023 issue of Index is India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After monitoring Modi’s rule since he was elected...
Defying the Taliban – A stark reminder of the collapse of Afghan women’s rights
Last Thursday, human rights organisation Anotherway Now hosted a screening of the Sky News documentary ‘Defying the Taliban: women at war in...
India tightens grip on social media platforms
New rules that force platforms to “fact-check” content relating to government business are deeply concerning, say digital rights activists
Modi’s India: The age of intolerance in the world’s biggest democracy
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The daily risks taken by Afghanistan’s female journalists
Life for women in the media has been bleak since the Taliban takeover, and experts don’t see that changing anytime soon
Democracy – at death’s door in Modi’s India?
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The harsh reality for Afghanistan’s journalists
Two reporters share a plea to the world not to forget them as they face intimidation from the Taliban and restrictions on their ability to work
‘Thank Gary Lineker for being a true advocate for refugees’
A sports journalist, who can’t work safely in Afghanistan anymore, tells us why Gary Lineker’s stance meant so much to him
Open up your doors as you promised
Even journalists who escape Taliban rule face deportation, starvation and imprisonment so the UK needs to honour its commitment to Afghan journalists.
Academic freedom under threat for more than 50% of world’s population
The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals
