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CATEGORY: Americas
George Floyd: what has changed one year on?
It is 12 months since police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes leading to his death and sparking protests around the world
Standing up to a global oil giant
Celebrated author Ma Jian reflects on the terrible legacy of the Chinese Communist Party in its centenary year
Contents – China’s global brand: a century of silencing dissent
Index looks back on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party and how their censorship laws continue to shape the lives of people around the world and threaten their right to free speech. Inside this edition are articles by exiled writer Ma Jian and...
Heberto Padillo’s ‘confession’ 50 years on
As Cuba once again cracks down on artists and intellectuals, twenty have joined together with artist Coco Fusco to recreate the Cuban poet’s act of public penance
The right to speak out depends on the right to breathe
Freedom of expression relies on the right to walk the streets where you live in safety and security
Film awards season: Journalism and activism in the spotlight
Movies on social justice and investigative journalism dominate the nominations for major awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Baftas this year
Student Press Freedom Day: The challenges of Covid and censorship
A combination of the pandemic and restrictions already in place has made reporting for students more difficult
Index calls on US Department of Justice to drop Julian Assange appeal
We join 23 press freedom, civil liberties, and human rights organisations in call to drop case against WikiLeaks founder
Biden’s first week in office and what it means for free speech
A flurry of executive orders reverses many Trump-era policies