We caught up with Dogan to find out what she has been working on since winning the Index on Censorship award.
Zehra Dogan: I became more widely known after winning the Index Freedom of Expression Award
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Ryan McChrystal
Assistant Online Editor at Index on Censorship
Ryan McChrystal is Assistant Editor, Online at Index on Censorship, where he provides support for the news and online team in addition to creating content. He has previously held various editorial roles, including as a local reporter, a market reporter and most recently as a features writer at an SME-focused magazine. He graduated in history and politics from Queen’s University, Belfast.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In October 2018 Ireland voted -- with a significant majority -- to amend article 40.6.1 of its constitution to remove the criminalisation of the “publication or utterance" of anything deemed blasphemous. All...
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