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.
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#IndexAwards2019: SFLC.in tracks internet shutdowns in India
Software Freedom Law Centre tracks internet shutdowns in India, a crucial service in a country with the most online blackouts of any country in the world.
#IndexAwards2019: Mohammed al-Maskati provides digital security training to activists in the Middle East and in North Africa
Mohammed al-Maskati is a Bahraini activist and digital security consultant who provides training to activists in the Middle East and in North Africa
#IndexAwards2019: Colombia’s Fundación Karisma works to enhance digital rights
Colombia’s Fundación Karisma is a civil society organisation devoted to encouraging the use of digital technology and enhancing freedom of expression on the internet.
#IndexAwards2019: P24 aims to neutralise Turkey’s censorship
P24 (Platform for Independent Journalism) is a civil society organisation with an ambitious program to neutralise censorship in Turkey.
#IndexAwards2019: Media Rights Agenda uses the courts to force Nigeria’s government to improve media freedom
Media Rights Agenda is a non-profit organisation that has spent the last two decades working to improve media freedom and freedom of expression in Nigeria.
#IndexAwards2019: Institute for Media and Society fosters community radio stations
The Institute for Media and Society is a Nigerian NGO that is going to great lengths to improve the country’s media landscape.
#IndexAwards2019: Cartoonists Rights Network International defends cartoonists worldwide
Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) is a small organisation with a big impact: monitoring threats and abuses against editorial cartoonists worldwide.
On International Women’s Day, a call for justice for Egyptian human rights defender Amal Fathy
[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...
#IndexAwards2019: Artist Zehra DoÄźan refused to be silenced
Released from prison on 24 February 2019, Zehra DoÄźan is a Kurdish painter and journalist who, during her imprisonment, was denied access to materials for her work.
#IndexAwards2019: Ms Saffaa’s murals confront Saudi oppression
Ms Saffaa is a self-exiled Saudi street artist living in Australia who uses murals to highlight women’s rights and human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
#IndexAwards2019: ElMadina for Performing and Digital Arts challenges Egypt’s restrictive laws
ElMadina for Performing and Digital Arts is a group of artists and arts managers who combine art and protest by encouraging Egyptians to get involved in performances in public spaces, defying the country’s restrictive laws.
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.