Index looks at America the beautiful, the most powerful country in the world through the words of the people who know it best
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Under the Taliban, Afghanistan’s musicians have fallen silent
A complete music ban has meant both professionals and amateurs must stop playing or risk their lives. We explore the impact on those in exile and those who remain
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Golazin Ardestani: “They controlled my voice, my body, my agency”
Since Iranian singer-songwriter Gola fled her home country in 2011, she has continued her fight for women's rights in exile
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Big Tech shouldn’t punish women for seeking abortions
With Trump now in office, state and local governments in the USA must push tech companies to protect women’s private data
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Bobi Wine still standing up to oppression in Uganda, politically and musically
Yoweri Museveni’s most formidable challenger refuses to be silenced and remains on the frontline of protest
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