2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award-winner Ildar Dadin was the first, and remains the only, person to be convicted under a notorious 2014 public assembly law.
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Journalism 2017
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winning Maldives Independent, which provides news in English, is one of the few remaining independent media outlets in the country
Index announces winners of the 2017 Freedom of Expression Awards
The winners were: Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper (Arts); Russian human rights activist Ildar Dadin (Campaigning); Digital collective Turkey Blocks (Digital Activism); news outlet Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed (Journalism).
#IndexAwards2017: Index announces Freedom of Expression Awards winners
A Chinese political cartoonist, a Russian rights activist, a crusading news organisation from Maldives and a digital collective from Turkey were the winners of the 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards.
Ildar Dadin: “Together, we can refuse to look away”
The 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award winning Ildar Dadin’s acceptance speech.
Zaheena Rasheed, Maldives Independent: “This award feels like a lifeline”
The 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winning Maldives Independent acceptance speech.
Alp Toker, Turkey Blocks: “Online censorship is increasingly used to mask more severe human rights violations”
Internet shutdowns – the wholesale censorship of millions of voices and silencing of entire populations – pose a grave threat to the media, democracy, most of all vulnerable communities and ordinary citizens.
#IndexAwards2008: Wikileaks, Economist New Media Award
Julian Assange and Wikileaks have made a huge global impact since winning an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award in 2008.
French presidential campaign: Trumpisation and attacks on the media
France’s presidential election has been rife with accusations against the media.
#IndexAwards2017: Here’s what you need to know
Each year, the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala honours courageous champions who fight for free speech around the world.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship