The non-profit organisation Index On Censorship presented its annual Freedom of Expression Awards on Wednesday at London’s Unicorn Theatre. In the Campaigning category, Breaking the Silence was one of the four individuals/organisations on the short list. (In the event it didn’t win. The winner was Ildar Dadin of Russia, an LGBT rights activist who was the first (and remains the only) person to be convicted under a notorious 2014 public assembly law). Read the full article
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Breaking the Silence shortlisted for freedom of expression award (Jewish News)
The non-profit organisation Index On Censorship presented its annual Freedom of Expression Awards on Wednesday at London’s Unicorn Theatre. In the Campaigning category, Breaking the Silence was one of the four individuals/organisations on the short list. (In the event it didn’t win. The winner was Ildar Dadin of Russia, an LGBT rights activist who was […]
20 Apr 17
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