Bolo Bhi has been opposed to PECA from the beginning because of its potential human rights violations and threats to the right to privacy and freedom of expression
With the weight of traditions and the growing influence of Islamic fundamentalism, Daptar covers the issues affecting women that receive little coverage by other local media
KRIK is a new independent investigative website which is intent on exposing organised crime and extortion in Serbia
The Iranian Kurdish journalist fled Iran in May 2013. He travelled to Australia, where he was forcibly relocated to a “refugee processing centre” in Papua New Guinea
Maldives Independent, one of the country’s few remaining independent media outlets, has faced repeated harassment, from violent attacks to raids by police
While still a PhD student, the activist exposed the first known zero-day remote jailbreak, which made it possible to control any iPhone
Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire, who was arrested upon his return after six months in exile, has risked his freedom to protest the lack of democracy in his country
Established in 2015, Turkey Blocks is an independent digital research organisation that monitors internet access restrictions in Turkey
With public sexual health awareness low, the three people behind Jensiat, an online graphic novel, saw an opportunity to link the issue with cyber security
The Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship programme offers direct support to groups and individuals striving to defeat censorship globally.
The Freedom of Expression Awards and Fellowship is a key Index on Censorship programme designed to highlight and amplify the work of some of the world’s most courageous defenders of freedom of expression. Previous winners include Journalist Fergal Keane, novelist Ma Jian, lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, activist Malala Yousafzai, cartoonist Ali Ferzat, journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Fergal Keane, and Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Learn more.