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At the end of every year, Index on Censorship launches a campaign to focus attention on human rights defenders, dissidents, artists and journalists who have been in the news headlines because their freedom of expression has been suppressed during the past twelve months. As well as this we focus on the authoritarian leaders who have been silencing their opponents.
Last year, we asked for your help in identifying 2021’s Tyrant of the Year and you responded in your thousands. The 2021 winner, way ahead of a crowded field, was Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed by China’s Xi Jinping and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad .
The polls are now open for the title of 2022 Tyrant of the Year and we are focusing on 12 leaders from around the globe who have done more during the past 12 months than other despots to win this dubious accolade.
Click on those in our rogues’ gallery below to find out why the Index on Censorship team believe each one should be named Tyrant of the Year and then click on the form at the bottom of those pages to cast your vote. The closing date is Monday 9 January 2023.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120042″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-egypt/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-egypt%2F”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120032″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-ali-khamenei-iran/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Ali Khamenei, Iran” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-ali-khamenei-iran%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Ali%20Khamenei%2C%20Iran”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120034″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-alyaksandr-lukashenka-belarus/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-alyaksandr-lukashenka-belarus%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Alyaksandr%20Lukashenka%2C%20Belarus”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120038″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-mexico/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-mexico%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Andr%C3%A9s%20Manuel%20L%C3%B3pez%20Obrador%2C%20Mexico”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120039″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-daniel-ortega-nicaragua/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-daniel-ortega-nicaragua%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Daniel%20Ortega%2C%20Nicaragua”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120033″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-kim-jong-un-north-korea/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Kim Jong-un, North Korea” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-kim-jong-un-north-korea%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Kim%20Jong-un%2C%20North%20Korea”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120036″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-min-aung-hlaing-myanmar/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-min-aung-hlaing-myanmar%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Andr%C3%A9s%20Manuel%20L%C3%B3pez%20Obrador%2C%20Mexico”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120035″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-mohammad-bin-salman-saudi-arabia/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-mohammad-bin-salman-saudi-arabia%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Daniel%20Ortega%2C%20Nicaragua”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120043″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-hamad-al-thani-qatar/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-hamad-al-thani-qatar%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Kim%20Jong-un%2C%20North%20Korea”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120037″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-teodoro-obiang-nguema-mbasogo-equatorial-guinea/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatorial Guinea” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-teodoro-obiang-nguema-mbasogo-equatorial-guinea%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Andr%C3%A9s%20Manuel%20L%C3%B3pez%20Obrador%2C%20Mexico”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120041″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-vladimir-putin-russia/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Vladimir Putin, Russia” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-vladimir-putin-russia%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Daniel%20Ortega%2C%20Nicaragua”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”120044″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.indexoncensorship.org/newsite02may/2022/12/tyrant-of-the-year-2022-xi-jinping-china/”][vc_custom_heading text=”Xi Jinping, China” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indexoncensorship.org%2Fnewsite02may%2F2022%2F12%2Ftyrant-of-the-year-2022-xi-jinping-china%2F|title:Tyrant%20of%20the%20year%202022%3A%20Kim%20Jong-un%2C%20North%20Korea”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][ays_poll 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