Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
The reappearance of Stalin’s ghost in modern Russia
15 November 2024 @ 2:53 pm
Denouncements of citizens for anti-Russian sentiment and punitive psychiatry are rising in the former Soviet Union
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How Putin’s Russia is weaponising psychiatry against its critics
15 November 2024 @ 10:33 am
The Russian leader is revisiting the Cold War playbook by using mental manipulation to silence dissidents and its use is growing
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Democracy, but not as we know it
14 November 2024 @ 3:02 pm
Donald Trump’s re-election is indicative of a broader global trend towards a new age of veiled authoritarianism.
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Who will protect freedom of expression now?
8 November 2024 @ 2:13 pm
What terrible things will happen while we are all distracted by the clown in the White House?
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Anything is possible: 35 years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain
8 November 2024 @ 10:22 am
As we mark the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, we should remember that democratic change can come very quickly
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Mozambique faces protest crackdown following disputed presidential election
7 November 2024 @ 3:51 pm
The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested
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In India, the money from state advertising is too tight to mention
7 November 2024 @ 3:27 pm
Angana Chakrabarti reports from the North Eastern region, where government advertising is used as a tool to control the media
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Donald Trump’s re-election is disastrous for free speech
6 November 2024 @ 6:05 pm
Today is a day of despair – but it is also a day for those of us who genuinely care about free expression to come together to protect and promote it
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Index on Censorship announces 2024 Freedom of Expression award shortlist
4 November 2024 @ 11:03 am
At a time of growing conflict, threats and censorship, the shortlist for this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award highlights the courageous work carried out by individuals and organisations around the world to defend free expression, the right to know and oppose censorship
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On the brink
4 November 2024 @ 9:56 am
Freedom and democracy are on the ballot in the US presidential election
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