Women of the Wild West have been omitted from popular history and culture, but they’re finally receiving airtime, writes Jan Fox
Women of the Wild West: Forgotten pioneer women take charge
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#IndexAwards2018: Digital Rights Foundation protects women from cyber-harassment
Digital Rights Foundation based in Pakistan works on a cyber-harassment helpline that supports more than a thousand women.
Chinese censorship circumventors GreatFire launch funding campaign
Digital activism group GreatFire launch crowdfunding campaign to fight China’s approach to internet censorship.
Journalism in Exile: Uzbekistan continues its bar on Hamid Ismailov
Hamid Ismailov is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 due to what the state dubbed “unacceptable democratic tendencies”.
#IndexAwards2018: Team 29 fights for Russian free speech
The human rights group of lawyers and journalists take up and report on high profile human rights cases in Russia.
Secret nuclear bunker host to Index panel discussion on propaganda
David Aaronovitch, Jamie Bartlett and Xinran examine the past, current and future roles of propaganda at the Essex Book Festival
#IndexAwards2018: Open Stadiums challenges Iran’s restrictions on women
These anonymous women are fighting against the restrictions on Iranian women’s use of public spaces, including stadiums.
Smockey: Burkinabe rapper and activist on European tour despite years of censorship
On 3 March in Belfort, France, Burkinabe rapper and activist Smockey began a two-month long European tour, despite having his studio destroyed twice in recent years
#IndexAwards2018: National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission combats Kenyan discrimination
The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is the only organisation in Kenya taking a legal route to fight for LGBTIQ rights.
#IndexAwards2018: Egytian Commission for Rights and Freedom advocates for a democratic Egypt
ECRF has been fighting censorship and defending human rights through its criminal justice programme and online platform to bring students and practitioners online to discuss a student charter related to freedom of association in universities.