From a journalist who trains women to tell the story of Syria’s civil war and a comedian who uses her routines to campaign for women’s rights in Indonesia
#IndexAwards2016: Marking International Women’s Day
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Music in Exile: Smockey playlist
Serge Bambara, aka Smockey, is a hip-hop artist, producer and activist within Le Balai Citoyen, or the Citizen’s Broom, a grassroots political movement
Smockey: “Not everyone is lucky enough to have a microphone in front of them”
Searching for “dissident artists” online, you’d be forgiven for thinking they are a purely Chinese or Russian phenomenon. But for every Ai Weiwei
Index Awards Fellowship: The day after winning, it’s right back to surviving
Almost a year on from the 2015 Index awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to draw some inspiration for the free speech battles ahead
Index unveils 2016 Freedom of Expression Awards shortlist
An Aleppo-based journalist training women to report on the crisis in war-torn Syria, an Indonesian comic who jokes about Islamic extremism and a 19-year old campaigner against repression in Eritrea are among those shortlisted for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Freedom of expression awards playlist
As the annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala approaches, we’ve highlighted some of the musical talent of previous
#Index100: Unveiling this year’s 100 global free speech heroes
A graffiti artist who paints murals in war-torn Yemen, a jailed Bahraini academic and the Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers are among those listed among this year’s #Index100 global free expression heroes.
Awards 2015
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The Music In Exile Fund playlist
To coincide with the launch of the Music In Exile Fund, here is our celebration outspoken music that has caused disapproval and indignation
Index Awards: Tamas Bodoky on the refugee crisis, freedom of information and crowdfunding
The population of Hungary is very much polarised on the migrant issue. Hardliners support the government’s approach in
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.