The Algerian novelist has long been a controversial figure for his criticism of his home country and extremist Islam
Boualem Sansal faces life imprisonment if found guilty of national security charges
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CATEGORY: Africa
A big week to remember
The past week has been busy for Index and in Hong Kong. It is up to us all to ensure award winners and political prisoners are not forgotten
Index on Censorship announces 2024 Freedom of Expression award winners
Campaigners, artists and journalists from Iran, Palestine, Russia and Uganda are named in awards ceremony in London this week
Who will protect freedom of expression now?
What terrible things will happen while we are all distracted by the clown in the White House?
Mozambique faces protest crackdown following disputed presidential election
The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested
Contents – Inconvenient truths: How scientists are being silenced around the world
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Telling fact from fiction
Journalistic “black holes”, such as in Gaza and Sudan, curtail people’s ability to understand geopolitics and conflict
Contents – The final cut: How cinema is being used to change the global narrative
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Violent repression and torture in Zimbabwe on eve of major development conference
Index reports on the government’s increasing brutality towards protesters and human rights activists
Russia, disinformation and two Olympic boxers
Female boxer Imane Khelif is guaranteed a silver or gold today at the Paris Olympics but her achievement has been marred by false claims that she is transgender
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.