These bloggers and web activists give a voice to the opinions young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
#IndexAwards2018: Habari RDC merges young political minds to fight injustice online
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In Portugal’s media crisis, photojournalists often pull the shortest straw
“Green receipts” are a way for independent or freelance workers in Portugal to charge companies for their services on an occasional basis, but the system is often abused
#IndexAwards2018: Fereshteh Forough opens first Afghanistan coding school for girls
The founder and executive director of Code to Inspire, Fereshteh Forough, addresses the low levels of female education by founding the the first coding school in Afghanistan for girls.
New report assesses the state of US press freedoms, shows protests were the most dangerous place for US journalists in 2017
The most perilous place for a journalist in the U.S. last year was at a protest, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press that surveys the 2017 data from the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
Women of the Wild West: Forgotten pioneer women take charge
Women of the Wild West have been omitted from popular history and culture, but they’re finally receiving airtime, writes Jan Fox
#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