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In the age of online information, it feels harder than ever to stay informed. To help you cut through the noise, every Friday we publish a roundup of the key stories covering censorship & free expression. From #Iran to the #UK here are the top stories⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/week... 1/6

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"Hundreds of critics of Lukashenko's 31-year rule have also faced persecution abroad." Belarusian dissidents in exile continue to be targeted by the regime. Another clear example of transnational repression: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Afghan journalist @zahrajoya.bsky.social reminds the #UK government, on #WorldRefugeeDay, that protecting those forced into exile for their safety is not only a human right, but a defence of truth, history, & freedom itself: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/esca... @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social

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On #WorldRefugeeDay, we revisit this powerful essay by journalist and writer Slavenka Drakulić on what to pack when fleeing your home - and the emotional weight that follows in exile: www.indexoncensorship.org/2022/07/the-...

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We are relieved to hear reports that #ToomajSalehi has been released. However, his family have not yet been able to reach him. Authorities reportedly detained him for 5 hours after 30 plainclothes agents raided his home. We condemn this ongoing harassment.

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We are gravely concerned for the safety of #ToomajSalehi following reports of his arrest and disappearance. We urge the Iranian authorities to disclose his whereabouts and release him immediately. #FreeToomaj

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In response to a border dispute, #Cambodia has banned Thai films and soap operas from TV and cinemas. Another troubling example of politics curbing cultural exchange: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #Thailand

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Mario Guevara fled El Salvador after facing violence for his journalism. Now, he risks deportation from the #USA after being arrested by ICE while covering the "No Kings" protest, a disturbing escalation in the targeting of the press: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...

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"At a time when truth-telling is critical, Gaza’s journalists – those who carry the first-hand accounts, the context, the memory – are being sidelined." @youmnaelsayed.bsky.social on the systematic silencing of journalists from #Gaza and the cost of exile: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/once...

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Worrying news from #India, where authorities have begun deporting #Rohingyas to #Myanmar and #Bangladesh where they face brutal persecution in the former and dire living conditions in the latter. India must halt these unlawful deportations: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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In #Gaza, journalism offers the world a window into the truth - but it is also a perilous job. For those who escape, exile brings a new kind of silence. @youmnaelsayed.bsky.social shares what it means to go from reporting under fire to living in legal limbo: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/once...

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"Keir Starmer said that his administration “will always champion press freedoms”. But when it comes to the crunch in El-Fattah’s case, the government has been found wanting." John Whittingdale in @thetimes.com calling for #KeirStarmer to do more to #FreeAlaa: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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Last month, @brucespringsteen.net opened his world tour with a powerful message calling out #DonaldTrump’s assault on democracy. The President responded by threatening to ban him from re-entering the US. The irony? This from a so-called free speech advocate: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/whos...

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We condemn the state execution of journalist Turki Al-Jasser by the #SaudiArabia authorities. After 7 years in prison for a post shared on X, his death sends a chilling message that the government is prepared to execute those who speak out against them: www.gc4hr.org/state-execut...

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Today, we join others in urging the international community – especially the #EU – to put pressure on the #GeorgianDream ruling party to stop the assault on independent journalism and uphold democracy and media freedom in #Georgia: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/geor...

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We welcome news that the #UK government has backed down in its legal fight for tougher anti-protest laws. The legislation was challenged by @libertyhq.bsky.social and ruled unlawful: www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...

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People Before Profit TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie is returning to Ireland after being detained in #Egypt for participating in the #GlobalMarchToGaza. His arrest comes amidst a crackdown on protestors by #Egypt authorities, forcing organisers to halt the march: www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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We condemn #Israel’s targeted attack on Iranian state media buildings in Tehran, which has reportedly killed several journalists. This is a grave violation of international law and press freedom - journalists should never be the target: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2... #Iran 1/2

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TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month @grahamtfn.bsky.social‬ looks at #SLAPPs – legal instruments devised to silence campaigners, with expert input from: @donstaniford.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org‬ @rogmull.bsky.social‬ and more Read the mag here: buff.ly/yE0a8JQ

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More worrying news from #Georgia as a third political opponent, Nika Gvaramia, has been placed in pre-trial detention for boycotting a parliamentary commission. Another troubling sign of democratic backsliding: civil.ge/archives/686...

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"It's because of what you wrote online." An Australian writer has been refused entry into the #USA for a personal blog he wrote last year on the pro-Palestinian protests at #Columbia university: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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In the age of online information, it feels harder than ever to stay informed. To help you cut through the noise, every Friday we publish a roundup of the key stories covering censorship & free expression. From #Italy to the #USA here are the top stories⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/week...

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As leaders prepare to meet in #Canada for #G7 this week, we demand they work together to secure the release of #JimmyLai who remains unjustly imprisoned in #HongKong. Don't let him die in prison. #FreeJimmyLai #G7Kananaskis2025

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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, journalists have risked their lives collecting from civilians about war crimes. Now, their powerful stories have been transformed into a new play by Dash Arts, on now at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social. Learn more: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/the-...

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17-year-old influencer #SanaYousaf was brutally murdered last week. Her death is part of a disturbing global trend where women, especially those with a public voice, are being targeted and silenced. Learn more ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/fema...

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IFJ reports a journalist aboard the #Flotilla was made to sign documents to secure release by #Israel. His colleague, #YanisMhamdi, remains detained. We call for his immediate release. No journalists should be forced to sign anything in order to be freed: www.ifj.org/media-centre...

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"The leadership will need to do everything possible to reduce sectarian violence and societal instability." Journalist Laura Silvia Battaglia writes for Index on the threat minorities face in #Syria: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/thre...

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Authorities in #HongKong have banned a video game for allegedly “advocating armed revolution” and warned that players could face serious legal charges. The game has now been pulled from Apple’s App Store in the region: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...

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Join us this Monday at 6:30pm at Pushkin House for a conversation between Professor Benjamin Nathans and Index's @martinbright.bsky.social on To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause - a new book on the Soviet dissident movement: www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...

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Laila Soueif is critically ill after months on hunger strike. Her son, British-Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah, remains behind bars in #Egypt. Keir Starmer must act now before it's too late: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... #FreeAlaa

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"We hope that today’s sentences will be a step towards a safer world for journalists." Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of #DaphneCaruanaGalizia in 2017, a big step towards justice for Caruana Galizia and her family: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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