Olivia Sklenka, Author at Index on Censorship

Olivia Sklenka

Olivia Sklenka joined Index in May of 2022 as a member of the editorial staff. Olivia is entering her final year at the University of Missouri, double majoring in Journalism and Political Science. While her emphasis in Journalism is broadcasting, she has a passion for all forms of media.

Remembering the political prisoners executed in Myanmar

by Olivia Sklenka | 26 Jul 2022

Kyaw Min Yu and Phyo Zayar Thaw were prominent voices in the democracy movement in Myanmar. But on 25 July 2022, state news outlet Global New Light of Myanmar released a statement claiming that they had been executed on the grounds of “terror...

You can’t “put the genie back in the bottle”

by Olivia Sklenka | 1 Jul 2022

A panel of activists, journalists and writers from Hong Kong reflect on the rights landscape as the city marks 25 years since the handover and why freedom is something they will never give up on