Since winning the Freemuse Award for Music in 2010, Mahsa Vahdat has continued to use her music to fight for freedom of expression for the women of Iran.
#IndexAwards2010: Mahsa Vahdat, Freemuse Award for Music
read more
CATEGORY: News and features
#IndexAwards2009: Ma Jian, TR Fyvel Book Award
Ma Jian’s 2008 novel The Beijing Coma received the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression TR Fyvel Book Award.
#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.
#IndexAwards2007: Chen Guangcheng, Whistleblower of the Year
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil right activist who won the Freedom of Expression Award in the Whistleblower of the Year in 2007, today lives in New York City.
Ildar Dadin: “For Putin it’s important to break the spirit of a free man”
Russian activist Ildar Dadin spoke about the total breakdown of the rule of law and his own incarceration and torture at an event hosted by Doughty Street Chambers.
#IndexAwards2006: Beatrice Mtetwa, Campaigning
Beatrice Mtetwa is a noted Zimbabwean human rights attorney, who received the Freedom of Expression Law and Campaigning Award from Index in 2006 for her efforts in protecting journalists by her country’s repressive regime.
#IndexAwards2005: Center for Constitutional Rights, Law Award
In 2005 the winners of the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Law Award went to the Center for Constitutional Rights, a non-profit legal advocacy organisation based in New York City.
#IndexAwards2004: Mordechai Vanunu, Special Award
Israeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu won a 2004 Freedom of Expression Special Award on his release after 18 years in prison
#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.