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Moments of Freedom winner announced
Agfhan reporter’s flight to safety in Paris from the Taliban is the moment you chose as part of our year-end campaign
How censorship wins
Publishing with freedom has become impossible in Belarus
The suffering of Wael al-Dahdouh in “deadliest conflict for journalists”
Al Jazeera’s bureau chief has lost many family members in the Gaza conflict including his son Hamza, one of 76 Palestinian journalists who are reported dead. Index speaks to a fellow journalist and family friend about the tragedy
Fined thousands for a joke
Malaysian Comedian Rizal Van Geysel tells Francis Clarke how jokes landed him with a court case which inspired his recent show
Explained: Ecuador’s state of emergency and free expression
A notorious gang leader’s escape from prison has plunged Ecuador into chaos, prompting the president to declare a 60-day state of emergency
Jimmy Lai’s “co-conspirators” speak out after being named in Hong Kong trial
Bill Browder and Benedict Rogers are among those singled out in the Hong Kong-British businessman’s trial on charges under the national security law
Chinese election interference tests Taiwan’s capability to defend freedom of speech
Analysts say Taiwan needs to strike a balance between defending free speech and addressing the impact of China’s disinformation campaign
The unravelling of academic freedom on US campuses
When the lines between speech and action have been ambiguous, US colleges have moved too far towards clamping down on what people say. Now pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli students feel victimised and unsafe but the answer is not more silencing
From the Danube to the Baltic Sea, Germany takes an authoritarian turn
German authorities are increasingly silencing pro-Palestine activism in an effort to stamp out anything they fear could be seen as antisemitic