Méxicoleaks was launched in 2015 as a platform for people to anonymously share information leaks about anything in the public interest, including corruption, government spending and abuse
Hebib Müntezir is an Azerbaijani blogger and social media manager of the non-profit Meydan TV
Love Matters is an international multimedia platform that encourages young people to discuss love, sex and relationships
GreatFire was set up in 2011 by three anonymous individuals to counter the “Great Firewall of China”, the systematic blocking by the Chinese government of any website deemed controversial
Gökhan Biçici is a Turkish reporter and was one of the most active reporters of the 2013 anti-government Gezi Park protests in Istanbul
Born in 1987, the same year Mugabe became president, Moyo was political from a young age
One of China’s leading human rights lawyers and free speech campaigners, Pu Zhiqiang is known particularly for his way with words
Bolo Bhi, which means “speak up” in Urdu, is a non-profit run by a powerful all-female team, fighting for internet access, digital security and privacy in Pakistan and around the world
Campaigning for a free Eritrea since the age of 16, Vanessa Berhe can even count the Pope as a supporter
Blogger and human rights activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace has been in prison in Bahrain since 2010
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.