This week Index profiles the #IndexAwards2019 journalism category shortlist.

This week Index profiles the #IndexAwards2019 journalism category shortlist.
Prominent journalists face an increasing pressure from both wealthy oligarchs and corrupt officials
Mimi Mefo is one of less than a handful journalists working without fear or favour in Cameroon’s climate of repression and self-censorship.
Mehman Huseynov is a journalist and human rights defender who documents corruption and human rights violations in Azerbaijan
Turkish academic Zübeyde Füsun Üstel now faces 15 months in prison after signing a petition calling for the Turkish government to change its policy towards the Kurds. She could become the first academic imprisoned for adding her signature.
Spring podcast with Karoline Kan, Ian Murray and Sinead Corr exploring the future of local news.
Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS) is a group of investigative journalists exposing corruption in Serbia and stands out as one of the last independent outlets left in a country where the media environment has become increasingly partisan.
Bihus.info is a group of independent investigative journalists in Ukraine who – despite threats and assaults – are fearlessly exposing the corruption of many Ukrainian officials.
Index on Censorship and Vintage are calling on independent bookshops to coordinate creative publication events for Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale in September with a chance to win £750 to fund the best ideas.
This week Index profiles the #IndexAwards2019 Digital Activism category shortlist.