Shahzad Ahmad of Bytes for All has been named the Doughty Street Advocacy Award winner at the #IndexAwards2014.
The Doughty Street Advocacy Award winner Shahzad Ahmad
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Index Freedom of Expression Awards 2014: The nominees
Welcome to our special coverage of the Index Freedom of Expression Awards 2014. The awards ceremony kicks off with a reception at 18:00 GMT. Awards will be presented from 19:00 GMT. Follow live on Twitter @IndexCensorship or #IndexAwards2014
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Digital activism nominee Shubhranshu Choudhary
Journalist Shubhranshu Choudhary is the brain behind CGNet Swara a mobile-phone service that allows citizens to upload and listen to local reports in their local language.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Digital activism nominee Edward Snowden
In 2013, National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked thousands of documents detailing US government surveillance to the press, igniting a global debate on the ways authorities can watch citizens’ communications
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Digital activism nominee Free Weibo
Free Weibo is an uncensored version of China’s biggest social network, SinaWeibo.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Digital activism nominee Tails
Tails is an open-source encryption tool that can help protect free online communication in any country, regardless of official limits on free expression.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Mayam Mahmoud
Rapper Mayam Mahmoud uses hip-hop to address issues such as sexual harassment and to stand up for women’s rights in Egypt.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Lucien Bourjeily
Lucien Bourjeily openly confronted the Lebanese censorship bureau by writing a play Would It Pass Or Not? about censorship in Lebanon.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Meltem Arikan
International Freedom of Expression 2014 Arts Award Nominee and renowned Turkish playwright and novelist Meltem Arikan answered questions about her nomination during a Twitter chat with Index on Censorship
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee David Cecil
David Cecil was jailed in Uganda after he produced a play perceived to be ‘pro gay’ by the country’s authorities. His trial brought global media attention to the homophobic laws of the African nation
#IndexAwards2014: Twitter Chat with Arts Nominee Meltem Arikan
International Freedom of Expression 2014 Arts Award Nominee and renowned Turkish playwright and novelist Meltem Arikan will answer your questions...
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Abdulelah Haider Shaye
Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye has produced critical investigative reports on the US military’s activities in Yemen, including drone attacks.
The Freedom of Expression Awards and Fellowship is a key Index on Censorship programme designed to highlight and amplify the work of some of the world’s most courageous defenders of freedom of expression. Previous winners include Journalist Fergal Keane, novelist Ma Jian, lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, activist Malala Yousafzai, cartoonist Ali Ferzat, journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Fergal Keane, and Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Learn more.
