I am honoured to be here with all of you today and for that, I would like to thank Index on Censorship for giving me this award, for believing in me and for acknowledging our work back home.
A female journalist training reporters from within war-torn Syria, and a group busting online censorship in China are among this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards winners.
The winners of the Index on Censorship 2016 Freedom of Expression Awards
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. It reinforces all other human rights, allowing society to develop and progress.
Each year, the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala honours courageous champions who fight for free speech around the world.
The Index on Censorship Magazine Big Debate: Does fiction have a stronger impact than journalism?
Index joins with international human rights groups to call on the government of Bahrain to release Zainab Al-Khawaja
Shazia Mirza, host of the Freedom of Expression Awards 2016, talks to fellow comedian and award nominee Sakdiyah Ma’ruf
How well do you know Shakespeare?
Join us at the Frontline Club for a film screening and discussion with Zaina Erhaim, a Syrian journalist shortlisted for the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2016.
The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli, who has written about massacres of Armenians, was prevented from travelling to an Italian literary festival last week
Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli discusses his detention at Baku’s airport