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Sziget Festival in #Hungary was born from the ashes of Communism. After turbulent years under former president Viktor Orbán, it is back on track.
We speak to its co-founder, Károly Gerendai, about the festival and freedom of expression ⬇️
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The Chinese authorities' efforts to control the narrative around the Tiananmen Square massacre do not stop at China's borders.
Last week, we examined how Beijing's attempts to silence discussion of the massacre extend around the world:
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#Afghanistan: The Taliban in Herat have reportedly ordered the arrest of any woman who does not cover her face. According to @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social, dozens of women have already been detained by the morality police.
We call for their immediate release:
rukhshana.com/en/taliban-a...
#Azerbaijan: We call for the release of journalist #AfganSadigov, who has been detained on charges linked to his extradition from Georgia earlier this year.
Sadigov is being targeted for his journalism. We call for his release & an end to his persecution:
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Afgan Sadigov was deported to Azerbaijan to Georgia, where he was living before being deported earlier this year. Read our analysis of why his deportation signalled a worrying end to Georgia’s reputation as a safe haven for journalists fleeing persecution:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/04/gone...
#Iran: A new report analysing Instagram data from 957 people killed during the January protests found that nearly 2/3 were under 30. The findings outline the prominent role young people played in the protests and the heavy price many of them paid: iranwire.com/en/news/1534...
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#China: Don't miss this list of newly censored words and phrases blocked by authorities ahead of last week's Tiananmen Square anniversary. It shows the extraordinary lengths the CCP will go to in order to erase the truth:
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#Russia: The authorities have banned the films Love, Simon, Kill Your Darlings and Call Me by Your Name, claiming they promote a "destructive ideology".
The move is part of a much wider campaign to suppress LGBTQ+ rights and visibility in Russia:
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#Afghanistan: We condemn news that one protester has been killed and dozens more injured in Herat. The Taliban reportedly opened fire on protesters who had taken to the streets in response to a wave of arrests targeting women: www.afintl.com/en/202606098...
Yet the memory of that fateful day refuses to fade.
Read former factory worker-turned-writer Lijia Zhang's account of helping to organise a protest during the Tiananmen Square movement:
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A report titled “The Lives of Dey” has analyzed extensive digital data and Instagram profiles belonging to those killed in the January p ...
Ahead of the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown, CDT Chinese editors compiled a number of related terms subject to search censorship across various
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An eyewitness to Tuesday’s protests in Herat told Afghanistan International that he personally witnessed one person being killed and at least 22 others injured during the protest.
