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#IndexAwards2016: Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo campaigns against political corruption

by Georgia Hussey | 24 Mar 16

Born in 1987, the same year Mugabe became president, Moyo was political from a young age

#IndexAwards2016: Vanessa Berhe is fighting for freedom of expression in Eritrea

by Georgia Hussey | 22 Mar 16

Campaigning for a free Eritrea since the age of 16, Vanessa Berhe can even count the Pope as a supporter

Music in Exile: Smockey playlist

by Ryan McChrystal | 07 Mar 16

Serge Bambara, aka Smockey, is a hip-hop artist, producer and activist within Le Balai Citoyen, or the Citizen’s Broom, a grassroots political movement

Smockey: “Not everyone is lucky enough to have a microphone in front of them”

by Ryan McChrystal | 03 Mar 16

Searching for “dissident artists” online, you’d be forgiven for thinking they are a purely Chinese or Russian phenomenon. But for every Ai Weiwei

Joint letter on internet shutdown in Uganda

by Index on Censorship | 25 Feb 16

An international coalition of organisations has called for immediate action to condemn the internet shutdown in Uganda

Raymond Joseph: South Africa’s Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill is deeply flawed

by Raymond Joseph | 07 Jan 16

With the new year comes a new battle in South Africa as critics hit back at the proposed “draconian” Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill they say doesn’t differentiate “between espionage and an act of journalism”.

Angola: Nicki Minaj concert causes controversy

by Ryan McChrystal | 18 Dec 15

As far as reasons to lambast or draw controversy from the head of state in Angola go, you’d expect his taste in music to be some way down the rather long list