A conference followed by a day of performance to consider hip hop’s role in revolutionary social, political and economic movements across the world.
8-9 July: The power of hip hop
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CATEGORY: Nigeria
Student reading lists: Ken Saro-Wiwa
This reading list groups together a collection of works by and about Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
Rommy Mom: Will Nigerians speak out over the Boko Haram threat in the elections?
As Index on Censorship preps for this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards, one of 2014’s campaigner nominees, Rommy Mom, gives a Nigerian perspective on the rise of Boko Haram
Padraig Reidy: Dismiss Lady Apostle’s ludicrous lawsuit
The English High Court should dismiss a ludicrous lawsuit against the British Humanist Association.
Group of death: The worst World Cup countries for free expression
Index has looked at the countries taking part in arguably the biggest show on earth, and put together our own group of death — the freedom of expression edition
Nigeria: Journalists targeted in “war on terror”
Nigeria’s security agents have abused the pretext of their own “war on terror” to threaten, harass, arrest, detain, and seize the equipment of local reporters. Alastair Sloan reports
Rommy Mom: Nigeria’s gay marriage law is misleading and harmful
One of Nigeria’s top human rights lawyers spoke to Index on Censorship about the country’s recent anti-gay law and how its wording has resulted in an increase in hate crime against the LGBT community
Boko Haram: “If it can happen in Nigeria, it can happen here in Pakistan”
More than three weeks after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from the northern Nigerian town of Chibok by Boko Haram (BH), an Islamist militant group, the world is finally awake to the tragedy. Zofeen Ebrahim reports
Naming and shaming: 8 countries egregiously violating religious freedom
The U.S. State Department names and shames eight “Countries of Particular Concern” that severely violate religious freedom rights within their borders. Now an independent watchdog is naming and shaming the State Department, saying its list should be doubled. Brian Pellot reports