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CATEGORY: Africa
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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UK’s hostile environment continues to silence already persecuted people
By pushing ahead with its controversial Rwanda plan, the UK government is breeding a culture of fear for asylum seekers
Moments of Freedom 2023
The Index team and our supporters have come together to identify moments in the past 12 months when the world did not seem so dark. Help us choose the most inspiring
The Magufuli hangover
Tanzania’s civic space was hopeful for reform after the death of John Magufuli in 2021 but early optimism under President Samia Hassan has evaporated
Contents – In bad faith: How religion is being weaponised by the right
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Shortlists announced for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards
Artists, activists and journalists from Afghanistan, India, Myanmar and Somalia are among the nominations for this year’s awards
Nominees for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards – Journalism
Meet the people carrying out courageous, high-impact and determined journalism that exposes censorship and threats to free expression
Nominees for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards – Campaigning
Meet the activists and campaigners who have had a marked impact in fighting censorship and promoting freedom of expression
Zimbabwe’s ‘crocodile’ crushes dissent ahead of Wednesday elections
Human rights have been under attack since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.