LATEST FROM INDEX ON CENSORSHIP
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How did you do in our banned books quiz?
Were you one of the five winners in our year-end competition? Find out the answers to those fiend...
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Nominate a champion for Index on Censorship’s 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
Tell us who you think should win in the fields of arts, campaigning and journalism around the world
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Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the 2034 World Cup is just another attempt at sportswashing
Undemocratic states that seek to exploit soft power to hide their human rights abuses should be c...
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How can Gaza rebuild its culture?
With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas now imminent, Index reflects on the damage done to Pale...
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A story of forgotten fiction in Vietnam
The country's rich literary history has been plagued by censorship and book bans
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Will Meta’s changes to content moderation work?
Are Mark Zuckerberg's recently announced plans to ditch existing fact-checking policies motivated...
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What could Assad’s downfall mean for freedom of expression in Syria?
Syrian journalists have been subjected to free speech violations for decades. Could the future ho...
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Bashar al-Assad has fallen: now I must continue writing
A formerly imprisoned, exiled journalist talks about his plans to return to Syria and resume repo...
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It’s been quite the year for freedom of expression
We’ve seen severe violations by repressive governments – but we’ve also seen remarkable acts of d...
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Pakistan faces increasing internet censorship
Internet shutdowns are nothing new in the country, but authorities appear to be using them as a f...
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Book censorship is rife on Amazon.com, according to a report from The Citizen Lab
The research laboratory has identified that books with LGBTQ+ and religious themes are being rest...
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Can academic freedom survive Donald Trump’s plans for thought control?
The president’s aim to remove power from universities and punish so-called “woke” ideology has ch...
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Will Syria’s future leaders restore human rights for all?
Bashar al-Assad’s government was toppled by Syrian rebels this week, bringing the dictator’s 24-y...
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Decolonisation in name only: Sedition and free expression in India
As Mohammed Zubair’s case shows, the “world’s largest democracy” is still holding on to outdated ...
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Hanna Komar explores the trauma of oppression through her new play
The Belarusian poet wrote Body in Progress to expose how persecution has a profound impact on the...
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Media regulator fails to properly protect freedom of expression in online safety draft guidance
Index on Censorship criticises Ofcom’s inadequate ‘passing references’ to users’ privacy rights a...
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Belarus is a prison for freedom
Freedom of expression in Belarus is costly and the price is years off your life
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Human Rights Day 2024: A tribute to human rights defenders
Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world
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Human rights organisations condemn criminal complaint lodged against award-winning journalist Mohammed Zubair
Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target ind...
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The power of protest
Peaceful demonstration is a fundamental form of self expression, and a crucial mechanism of any d...
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Science in Iran: A catalyst for corruption
Index looks at why being a scientist in Iran is so dangerous, and what is left behind when advanc...
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Index launches year-end banned books competition
Solve fiendish cryptic clues from the mind of author Marc Nash to identify the book titles and wi...
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison
Joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship...
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Venezuela: a blueprint for tackling a rigged election
A citizen-led movement to capture accurate voting tallies revealed that Nicolás Maduro did not wi...
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