# dissident (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dissident. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chow Hang-tung: Sophisticated torture is like mature totalitarianism](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/sophisticated-torture-is-like-mature-totalitarianism/) _2026-08-21 · Chow Hang-tung · Index on Censorship_ The co-leader of the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKA) has been found guilty of incitement for organising vigils in Hong Kong to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre The post Chow Hang-tung: Sophisticated torture is like mature totalitarianism appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Somalia’s intelligence agencies are becoming the country’s new censors](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/somalias-intelligence-agencies-are-becoming-the-countrys-new-censors/) _2026-08-21 · Hinda Abdi Mohamoud · Index on Censorship_ The country's journalists are being arrested without warrant, questioned over their reporting and forced into exile The post Somalia’s intelligence agencies are becoming the country’s new censors appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Cambridge has questions to answer](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/cambridge-has-questions-to-answer/) _2026-08-21 · Sally Gimson · Index on Censorship_ The cases of Roshaan Khattak and Jason Arday reveal how Cambridge decides whose voices and reputations are worth defending The post Cambridge has questions to answer appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [A courageous Thai journalist and advocate for marginalised communities](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/a-courageous-and-selfless-thai-journalist-and-advocate-for-marginalised-communities/) _2026-08-19 · Nik Williams · Index on Censorship_ Index remembers Chutima Sidasathian who was criminalised in Thailand for her reporting and who died last weekend The post A courageous Thai journalist and advocate for marginalised communities appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## ["August and Everything After"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/august-and-everything-after) _2026-08-18 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ FGP #77 ## [“A domestic prison”: 1,826 days of Taliban rule](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/a-domestic-prison-1826-days-of-taliban-rule/) _2026-08-14 · Jemimah Steinfeld · Index on Censorship_ Five years since the fall of Kabul, we must continue to fight for the women of Afghanistan The post “A domestic prison”: 1,826 days of Taliban rule appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## ["Green-lights" and "Green-texts"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/green-lights-and-green-texts) _2026-08-08 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ some petty reflections after getting mogged by a Boomer ## [Veran Matić and the Serbian radio station that helped bring down Slobodan Milošević](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/veran-matic-and-the-radio-station-that-became-a-thorn-in-slobodan-milosevics-side/) _2026-08-05 · Daisy Ruddock · Index on Censorship_ How a group of student journalists from Belgrade University founded the radio station B92 The post Veran Matić and the Serbian radio station that helped bring down Slobodan Milošević appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Index seeks events and partnerships manager](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/index-seeks-events-and-partnerships-manager/) _2026-08-03 · Index on Censorship · Index on Censorship_ You will deliver our public events programme, support our membership community and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders The post Index seeks events and partnerships manager appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [No more hiding behind borders, Bahrain told](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/no-more-hiding-behind-borders-bahrain-told/) _2026-07-31 · Jemimah Steinfeld · Index on Censorship_ A landmark Supreme Court ruling means foreign states can no longer rely on immunity to target dissidents on British soil The post No more hiding behind borders, Bahrain told appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cuehNQErqcSw) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [How governments are weaponising travel bans to silence dissent](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-governments-are-weaponising-travel-bans-to-silence-dissent/) _2026-07-31 · Adil Zawahir, Alexandra C Panait and Kulsoom Rizvi · Index on Censorship_ A major new report that looks at how dissidents are stopped from entering or leaving their countries The post How governments are weaponising travel bans to silence dissent appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Meet the vanishing girl who defied the Taliban](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/meet-the-vanishing-girl-who-defied-the-taliban/) _2026-07-30 · Katie Dancey-Downs · Index on Censorship_ A new book tells the story of the Taliban’s brutal silencing of women and the life of resistance of journalist Zahra Joya The post Meet the vanishing girl who defied the Taliban appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Big tech suspends ads for sexual health groups in Australia](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/big-tech-suspends-ads-for-sexual-health-groups-in-australia/) _2026-07-30 · Amy Fallon · Index on Censorship_ HIV charity says it is being targeted by a loosely organised campaign of spurious complaints motivated by stigma The post Big tech suspends ads for sexual health groups in Australia appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Complacency, culture wars and money troubles are killing political theatre](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/complacency-culture-wars-and-money-troubles-are-killing-political-theatre/) _2026-07-30 · Sally Gimson · Index on Censorship_ The smothering of uncomfortable voices is commonplace in UK theatre. But arts professionals would rather self-censor than confront uncomfortable truths The post Complacency, culture wars and money troubles are killing political theatre appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## [Ban offensive T-shirts?](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/ban-offensive-t-shirts/) _2026-07-29 · Marc Nash · Index on Censorship_ Marc Nash argues that the T-shirt Zack Polanski shared was not incitement to violence The post Ban offensive T-shirts? appeared first on Index on Censorship . ## ["The New Romantics"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/the-new-romantics) _2026-07-17 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ FGP #76 ## ["The Rise and Fall of Nowhere-Man Nationalism"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-nowhere-man) _2026-07-07 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ or "How Zohran Mamdani taught me to be a real American" ## [Against "Bari-Weissism"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/against-bari-weissism) _2026-06-24 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ Some thoughts on a false-alternative ## ["Together, Once More"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/together-once-more) _2026-06-20 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ FGP #75 ## [Ride the Female-Brain Egregore](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/how-to-ride-the-female-brain-egregore) _2026-05-25 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ Hang on tight! ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tAAuzc0ygprH) _2026-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## ["Communist Daughters"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/communist-daughters) _2026-05-25 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ FGP #74 ## ["Canons And Contradictions"](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/canons-and-contradictions) _2026-05-16 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ FGP #73 ## [Dave's Writing Guide](https://fiddlersgreene.substack.com/p/how-i-write) _2026-05-16 · Dave Greene · Letters from Fiddler's Greene_ Some tips for aspiring bloggers ## [The End Of Free Will](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/the-end-of-free-will) _2025-06-26 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ The late polemicist Christopher Hitchens famous quipped, "Yes, I have free will; I have no choice but to have it." He was addressing the paradoxical nature of free will in that even if it were an illusion, and we could somehow figure that out, we would be forced to carry on as if it were real. ## [Hebrewism](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/hebrewism) _2025-06-25 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ One of the many strange things to come out of the short war between Israel and Iran is the fact that many of our politicians seem to worship Jewish people. ## [The Long, Complicated Relationship](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/the-long-complicated-relationship) _2025-06-24 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ "We liberated Europe from fascism, but they will never forgive us for it" is often attributed to Georgy Zhukov, the great Soviet general during the Great Patriotic War, or Second World War as we call it. ## [Then What?](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/then-what) _2025-06-23 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ One of the critical questions in any strategy is "Then what?" This question must be asked with every proposed move and counter move. ## [Sunday Thoughts June 22, 2025](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/sunday-thoughts-june-22-2025) _2025-06-22 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday. ## [The Neocon Forever War Universe](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/the-neocon-forever-war-universe) _2025-06-21 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ One of the weird things about this age is that it often feels like a poorly done reboot of things that happened within living memory. ## [Dissident Gardener #3](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/dissident-gardener-3) _2025-06-20 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ A little bonus content. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NPJbBSEnyLC2) _2025-06-20 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [The Foreign Policy Mule](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/the-foreign-policy-mule) _2025-06-20 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ Trump has only been in office for five months, but he has quickly managed to smash up a bunch of things. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/166397097/fd04fc35c75b2fa8ddec8fc989d2f878.mp3) ## [Trump's China Syndrome](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/trumps-china-syndrome) _2025-06-19 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ One of the reliable bits of news that has emerged from the Iran crisis is that at some point, the Trump team radically changed the terms of the deal. ## [Screen Ranting EP 1](https://thedissident.substack.com/p/screen-ranting-ep-1) _2025-06-18 · The Z Man · The Dissident Writer_ Link To Referenced Post: https://firstthings.com/yes-its-our-war-too/