Pakistani journalists who report on the victimisation of Ahmadis, Christians or Hindus are likely to become victims themselves, writes Zofeen Ebrahim
Shooting the messenger for reporting on Pakistan’s minority issues
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CATEGORY: Religion and Culture
Targeting of Ahmadis continues in Pakistan
Police in Lahore stopped an Ahmadi man from performing a ritual sacrifice because Pakistan does not recognise the community as Muslim, Zofeen Ebrahim writes
What does book banning say about a society and government?
Banning a work of art, a book or a play says more about a society and its temperament than anything else. As free speech and readers mark Banned Books Week, Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley looks at Lebanon, where the country’s Censorship Bureau has recently flexed its muscles
Egyptian activists battle ‘epidemic’ of sexual harassment and violence
Sexual harassment has been widespread in Egypt for decades but since the January 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, the problem has taken on epic proportions becoming what rights activists now describe as “an epidemic”. Shahira Amin reports
South Korea: Film raises questions about Cheonan sinking
A recently released documentary film in South Korea set out to spark a discussion on free speech in the country, and amid opposition and cancelled viewings, it has done just that. Steven Borowiec reports
Niqabis are not just veiled, they are silenced
We should be asking why people wear veils, says Padraig Reidy
Sudanese woman risks flogging for refusing to pull up headscarf
As activist and engineer Amira Osman prepares to go on trial on Thursday, Dalia Haj-Omar looks at the Public Order laws punishing Sudanese women for ‘indecent’ clothing and behaviour
Whatever you write about, don’t write about the censors
A Lebanese playwright has exposed the farcical sensitivity of the country’s Censorship Bureau, Padraig Reidy writes
On the death of journalism – and my Indy career
Former Indy journalist Christina Patterson reflects on the end of her job at the publication and the wrenching changes overtaking the news industry.
Qatar students petition to ban books
A group of students at the University of Qatar have started a petition to remove “inappropriate” books from the university library.