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Campaigner for Afghan girls’ education takes the path to freedom

A week after winning an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award, Pen Path’s co-founder has been released from a prison in Afghanistan

Index on Censorship has recognised activists and campaigners from Afghanistan, India and Iran for their work at its annual awards ceremony

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by Rasheed Ahmed | 27 Sep 2023

The big platforms are kowtowing to Indian government pressure to censor dissent while hateful content is promoted

by Ruth Anderson | 22 Sep 2023

Artists, activists and journalists from Afghanistan, India, Myanmar and Somalia are among the nominations for this year’s awards

Meet the people carrying out courageous, high-impact and determined journalism that exposes censorship and threats to free expression

Meet the activists and campaigners who have had a marked impact in fighting censorship and promoting freedom of expression

Meet the artists and arts producers whose work challenges repression and injustice and celebrates artistic free expression

by Ruth Anderson | 15 Sep 2023

The arrest of a parliamentary researcher will have worrying implications for Chinese dissidents and their families

When Kabul fell to the Taliban two years ago today, musicians were among the first to experience repression