More than 130 musicians, writers and artists, together with many British and Ugandan members of parliament, have signed a petition calling on Uganda to drop plans for regulations that include vetting songs, videos and film scripts prior to their release.
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On second thought: A decision to refuse visas to two award-winning Cuban artists has been reversed
The UK has refused visas for a second time to two award-winning Cuban artists who had been invited to take up a two-week artistic residency.
You have just until 24 September to tell us about your free speech champions.
This week Index remembered murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya and spoke out in support of human rights in Bahrain and Turkey.
From Bahrain to Equatorial Guinea to the UK, these are the issues that Index has been working on this week.