Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
The secret graffiti grandma of Tehran
As the Iranian government cracks down violently on protest, we go on the trail of a spray-painting grandmother who secretly keeps the words of the protests alive
Discord for Morocco’s football-loving Gen Z as country hosts Africa Cup
Morocco’s youth have erupted against a system that invests in spectacle while its citizens die in silence
Should the phrase “globalise the intifada” be banned?
In the wake of the Bondi atrocity, Index says freedom of expression includes not only the right to speak but the responsibility to do so with care
Contents – Gen Z is revolting: Why the world’s youth will not be silenced
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Is impartiality possible when it comes to free speech?
Introducing a new independent report called The Impartiality Project
Tyrant of the year 2025: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
A further crackdown on dissent this year continues the Supreme Leader’s bloody rule
Tyrant of the year 2025: Benjamin Netanyahu
Some argue that Israel has crossed into authoritarianism under the country’s prime minister
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
The price to be paid for making films in Iran
Celebrated Iranian film director Jafar Panahi talks to Index about his latest film It was Just an Accident – released in UK cinemas from 5 December – and explains why despite being imprisoned and censored, he won’t stop making movies in his home country