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Hebib Muntezir

Hebib Müntezir is an Azerbaijani blogger and social media manager of the non-profit Meydan TV. One of Azerbaijan’s most famous online activists his influence has made him a significant annoyance to the Azerbaijani authorities.

Hebib Müntezir

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Mexicoleaks

Méxicoleaks is a platform for people to anonymously share information leaks about anything in the public interest. The nine organisations that make up Méxicoleaks have already run numerous corruption investigations based on leaks and broken a number of high-profile scandals.

Mexico Leaks

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Love Matters

International discussion platform Love Matters has dedicated itself to opening up conversation about sexual health in countries where such subjects are censored or taboo.

Love Matters

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GreatFire

Set up by anonymous individuals, GreatFire is at the forefront of the fight against China’s severe web censorship.

GreatFire

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Charlie Hebdo Covers

Gökhan Biçici is a Turkish reporter who faced police brutality during the anti-government Gezi Park protests of 2013 when he was severely beaten and dragged down the street. The footage of his arrest went viral and, after his release, the idea for Dokuz8 Haber was born.

Gökhan Biçici

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Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer released

Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer released

Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.

Events

27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday

27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday

Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Jailed Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova

Coming soon: Staging Shakespearean Dissent

Spring 2016: Staging Shakespearean Dissent

Shakespeare and his role in protest and dissent is the theme of next issue’s Index on Censorship magazine Staging Shakespearean Dissent; Plays That Protest, Provoke and Slip by the Censors. With articles from Simon Callow, Tom Holland, interviews with Janet Suzman and Bollywood’s Aparna Sen. Also Trumbo writer John McNamara on what Hollywood won’t screen.

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