“We believe the Kenyan public deserves better,” says the Kenya Film Classification Board
The Wolf of Wall Street banned in Kenya
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Milana Knezevic
Milana Knezevic is the Assistant Editor, Online and News of Index on Censorship
Al-Shabab announce ban on internet in Somalia
The rebel group said anyone who doesn’t comply will be “considered to be working with the enemy and they will be dealt with in accordance Sharia law”
Baku magazine and the tale of two Azerbaijans
The glossy image presented in the title edited by President Aliyev’s daughter is in stark contrast to the country of those fighting for democracy, writes Milana Knezevic
Will Olympians defy their protest ban and stand up for gay rights at Sochi?
Athletes have used the Olympics to deliver political messages in the past, writes Milana Knezevic
UK campus protests: Who said what?
Your guide to the controversy surrounding recent demonstrations at Sussex University and the University of London
Saudi Arabia: Popular sci-fi novel banned
Bookstores told by authorities to stop selling the novel H W J N
Controversy on campus: six university speakers that caused outrage
As the body representing UK vice-chancellors releases new guidelines on external speakers on campuses, we look at some cases where they could have been put to use
UAE: American citizen in maximum-security prison over satirical YouTube video
Shezanne Cassim was arrested for posting a mock documentary spoofing youth culture in Dubai
Denmark: arrest and protest as reading by controversial poet goes ahead
Yahya Hassan has caused nationwide debate with his poetry, which is critical of Islam and parts of the Danish immigrant community
We must demand an end to the culture of impunity
On the eve of the International Day To End Impunity, we look back at the journalists intimidated, attacked and killed in 2013
UAE: Activist sentenced to two years in prison for tweeting
Waleed al-Shehhi was accused of “endangering state security” and “harming the reputation of the state” for tweeting about a trial
Should young people have the right to be forgotten online?
In light of the recently passed Californian law allowing minors to delete any of their online activity, Index organised a Google Hangout in association with student newspapers York Vision and The Student Journals, on whether young people should...