Countries once considered liberal are increasingly denying dissenters entry at their borders
The freedom to travel is becoming a privilege, not a right
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
The week in free expression
Index rounds up some of the biggest stories in the global free speech landscape from the past seven days
The end of impunity for Rodrigo Duterte
Justice has finally caught up with the former Philippines president
Jimmy Lai, the troublemaker
A new biography details the life of Hong Kong’s most outspoken political prisoner – the book’s author Mark Clifford talks to Index about Lai’s resounding defiance
Australia is turning up the heat on environmental activists
Climate protesters in Australia face a higher risk of arrest than those in any other country, and direct action is becoming harder
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan’s musicians have fallen silent
A complete music ban has meant both professionals and amateurs must stop playing or risk their lives. We explore the impact on those in exile and those who remain
Afghanistan’s female lawyers are the latest target for the Taliban
Pursuing a legal career has become impossible for women in the country. Some of those women told Index their stories
Editor in exile: One journalist’s daring escape from Myanmar
Index travels to Germany to meet exiled newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe, who faced torture and imprisonment at the hands of the military junta
A story of forgotten fiction in Vietnam
The country’s rich literary history has been plagued by censorship and book bans
Pakistan faces increasing internet censorship
Internet shutdowns are nothing new in the country, but authorities appear to be using them as a form of control now more than ever