Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award, Cartoonists Rights Network International monitors threats and abuses against editorial cartoonists worldwide.
Each year, the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala honours courageous champions who fight for free speech around the world.
The Egyptian government has waged an organised campaign against independent civil society groups and has become increasingly hostile to dissent. ECRF is one of the few human rights organisations still operating in the country.
“Despite my fears and the pain that violence has left in my country, it has been wonderful to see that it has been worthwhile to dream in a world with so much solidarity”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On International Women's Day Doughty Street Chambers and Index on Censorship renew calls for the threat of...
The shutdown lasted for 20 days — from 31 December 2018 until 19 January 2019 — and had major implications for the country, except for select businesses
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) and counsel at Doughty Street...
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of 2019 Freedom of Expression Arts Award nominee
With the ongoing violence, questions are now being asked as to whether Mnangagwa has control over the country, with many believing that Zimbabwe is effectively a military state
The Index Awards Fellowship has become an important element of Index on Censorship’s work
A self-exiled Saudi street artist who uses murals to challenge her homeland’s repression of women, a Nigerian organisation that fosters community radio, a group of digital activists tackling online trolls in Colombia, and a Serbian collective of investigative journalists exposing government corruption are among the individuals and organisations shortlisted for the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowships.
Artistic freedom is under attack in Cuba, but artists are fighting back.
