Protesters in China unhappy with Xi Jinping’s government and its policies are getting creative with their messages
China’s tradition of inventive protest is in full swing
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Who is 2022’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 12 despots and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Tyrant of the year 2022: Xi Jinping, China
Xi Jinping has excelled with his tyrant credentials this year. Earlier this year, a controversial United Nations‘ report said that “serious human rights violations” have been committed in Xinjiang while Xi’s government is behind moves to repress...
Tyrant of the year 2022: Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar
“As a child Aung San Suu Kyi was a celebrated heroine in my family home and Myanmar, an authoritarian regime determined to squash democracy. For a few years there was hope, although not for the Rohinghya community (thanks to Min Aung Hlaing),...
Tyrant of the year 2022: Kim Jong-un, North Korea
“As far as freedoms go, there is no landscape so bleak as North Korea,” says Index assistant editor Katie Dancey-Downs. “Under Kim Jong-un’s totalitarian regime, citizens are fed propaganda in lieu of actual food. And as for elections? The ballot...
Landmark report finds China using arts “to silence critics and drive censorship”
Major new investigation from Index on Censorship reveals the scale and reach of the CCP’s international soft power push across the European arts landscape
New report on China’s influence on the world of art
A new report demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party uses art to extend the reach of censorship into cities across Europe
Junket journalism is taking off in China
China’s attempts to woo foreign journalists and bloggers in bid to control conversation
Banned by Beijing: Artistic Freedom and CCP Censorship in Europe
“How to protect the freedom of the individual, including that of the artist, when the limits of government power are ever expanding, is a question for the whole world.” Chiang Seeta, exiled Chinese artist living in France Despite the strong focus...
Winners of Index’s 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards announced
The “bravery and brilliance” of free expression champions from China, Cuba, Russia and Ukraine celebrated at annual awards