INDEX ON CENSORSHIP   |   VOL.51   |   NO.3

CONTENTS

Up Front

1 THE QATAR CONUNDRUM:

JEMIMAH STEINFELD The World Cup is throwing up questions

4 THE INDEX: MARK FRARY

The latest in the world of freedom of expression, with internet shutdowns and Salman Rushdie’s attack in the spotlight. Plus George M. Johnson on being banned

Features

14 AN UNHOLY WAR ON

SPEECH: SARAH MYERS A woman sits on death row in Pakistan. Her crime? Saying she was a prophet

17 PERFECTING THE

ART OF OPPRESSION: MARTHA OTWINOWSKI Poland’s art scene is the latest victim of nasty politics

21 POLAND’S REDEMPTION

SONGS: MARTIN BRIGHT In anti-apartheid solidarity, reggae rode with revolution in Europe

24 FIGHTING BACK AGAINST

VENDETTA POLITICS: HANAN ZAFFAR, HAMAAD HABIBULLAH In India, tackling fake news can land you in a cell

27 THE MAFIA STATE THAT IS

PUTTY IN PUTIN’S HANDS: MARK SEACOMBE The truth behind the spread of pro-Russian propaganda in Bulgaria

30 BODIES OF EVIDENCE:

SARAH SANDS A new frontier of journalism with echoes of a crimescene investigator

33 KEEPING THE FAITH:

JEMIMAH STEINFELD

An interview with Benedict Rogers on challenging Beijing

36 THE DOUBLE CLOSET:

FLO MARKS Exploring the rampant biphobia that pushes many to silence their sexuality

40 IS THERE A (REAL) DOCTOR

IN THE HOUSE?: JOHN LLOYD One journalist uncovers the secret of Romania’s doctored doctorates

42 THE MICE HEAR THE WORDS

OF THE NIGHT: JIHYUN PARK A schooling in free expression, where the classroom is North Korea

44 THE MOST DANGEROUS

MAN IN GUANTANAMO: KATIE DANCEY-DOWNS After years in Guantanamo, a journalist dedicates himself to protecting others

47 AMERICA’S COOLEST

MEMBERS CLUB: OLIVIA SKLENKA Meet the people fighting against the surge in book bans

Special Report: The beautiful game?

50 VICTIM OF ITS

OWN SUCCESS?: SIMON BARNES Blame the populists, not the game

53 STADIUMS BUILT

ON SUFFERING: ABDULLAH AL-MALIKI Underneath the suds of Qatar’s sportswashing, fear and terror remain

56 FOOTBALL’S LEAVING HOME:

KATIE DANCEY-DOWNS Khalida Popal put women on the pitch in Afghanistan, before leading their evacuation

58 EXPOSING SAUDI’S NASTY

TACTICS: ADAM CRAFTON

A sports journalist is forced into defence after tackling Saudi Arabia’s homophobia

60 IT’S FOUL PLAY IN KASHMIR:

BILAL AHMAD PANDOW Protest and politically motivated matches are entwined in Kashmir’s football history

63 HOW ‘INDUSTRIAL

FOOTBALL’ WAS USED TO SILENCE PROTESTS: KAYA GENÇ Political football: how to bend it like Erdoğan

67 XI’S REAL CHINA DREAM:

JONATHAN SULLIVAN

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