INDEX ON CENSORSHIP

Special Report

China in their hands: The social credit system in China risks creating an all-controlling society where young people will, like generations before them, live in fear

Muting young voices: Two poems, one written exclusively for Index, about how the exam culture in schools can destroy creativity by the Liverpool Poet

Dearth of news: Some local newspapers in China no longer dig into corruption or give a voice to local people as Communist Party scrutiny increases

Switched off: After years as a political football, Argentinian papers are closing as people turn to the internet for news

Big Brother’s regional ripple effect: Singapore’s recent “fake news” law which gives ministers the right to ban content they do not like, may encourage other regimes in south-east Asia to follow suit

Hanging truth out to dry: Documentary maker Maxim Pozdorovkin explains why propaganda these days is all about disorientation and creating a situation where it is hard to figure out what is true

Balls in the air: The macho politics of Brazil’s new president plus ex-president Dilma Rousseff’s thoughts on constitutional problems

Fakebusters strike back: How to spot deep fakes, the manipulated videos that are the newest form of “fake news” to hit the internet

Cover up: Kuwaiti writer Layla AlAmmar discusses why 4,000 books were banned in her home country and the possible fate of her first #MeToo novel