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CATEGORY: Burma
Index condemns the conviction of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing to four years in prison of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for all charges to be dropped. She...
Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners. Anticipating the United Nations...
Banned Books Week 2021: Poetry in Protest
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="117512" img_size="full"][vc_column_text] Marking Banned Books Week 2021, Index on Censorship...
Why we must not change the channel
The news from countries around the globe is appalling but we need to bear witness
Contents – Whistleblowers: the lifeblood of democracy
Index's new issue of the magazine looks at the importance of whistleblowers in upholding our democracies. Featured are stories such as the case of...
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Imprisoned Egyptian human rights campaigner, Russian feminist performance artist, and persecuted Djiboutian journalists among the shortlisted candidates
Myanmar keeps it poets locked up despite prisoner release
Maung Yu Py, a well known name in Burmese poetry circles, remains in Myeik prison despite the release of 2,300 anti-coup protestors
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...
Myanmar: Poets, celebrities and journalists detained by military
The popular poet and comedian Zarganar, and the co-founder of news channel Mizzima have been detained as junta continues crackdown