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#IndexAwards2017: KRIK exposes crime and corruption in Serbia
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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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The Iranian Kurdish journalist fled Iran in May 2013. He travelled to Australia, where he was forcibly relocated to a “refugee processing centre” in Papua New Guinea
#IndexAwards2017: Maldives Independent continues to hold government to account despite pressures
Maldives Independent, one of the country’s few remaining independent media outlets, has faced repeated harassment, from violent attacks to raids by police
#IndexAwards2017: Bill Marczak uncovered the selling of iPhone spyware to corrupt governments
While still a PhD student, the activist exposed the first known zero-day remote jailbreak, which made it possible to control any iPhone
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#IndexAwards2017: Turkey Blocks strives to win back the internet
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#IndexAwards2017: Jensiat illustrates cyber security and sexuality in Iran
With public sexual health awareness low, the three people behind Jensiat, an online graphic novel, saw an opportunity to link the issue with cyber security
#IndexAwards2017: Maati Monjib and the cost of free speech in Morocco
A well-known academic at the University of Rabat, Maati Monjib co-founded Freedom Now to campaign for free expression in Morocco, and now faces persecution
#IndexAwards2017: Arcoiris fights tirelessly for LGBT rights in Honduras
Arcoiris works at all levels of Honduran society to advance LGBT rights and provide support to many victims of violence
#IndexAwards2017: Ildar Dadin courageously defends the right to protest in Russia
For his one-man protests, Ildar Dadin was sent to prison where he was tortured, before his conviction was quashed in February 2017
#IndexAwards2017: Breaking the Silence brings Hebron to Tel Aviv
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#IndexAwards2017: Hungary’s Two-tailed Dog Party are beyond a joke
Hungary’s very own merry pranksters have gone from street performers to a principled voice against intolerance