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
Since Iranian singer-songwriter Gola fled her home country in 2011, she has continued her fight for women’s rights in exile
With Trump now in office, state and local governments in the USA must push tech companies to protect women’s private data
Yoweri Museveni’s most formidable challenger refuses to be silenced and remains on the frontline of protest
The police are disproportionately censoring and criminalising music by young Black men, with drill at the forefront
Pursuing a legal career has become impossible for women in the country. Some of those women told Index their stories
Index travels to Germany to meet exiled newspaper editor Kyaw Min Swe, who faced torture and imprisonment at the hands of the military junta
While the future looks brighter, the mental health of artists has long been neglected
The country’s rich literary history has been plagued by censorship and book bans
Volume 53.04 Winter 2024