A week in which many are celebrating their love has turned the focus on those dissidents who are forced to be separate from their partners and families
Love in the time of dissent
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CATEGORY: Nicaragua
Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Who is 2022’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 12 despots and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Tyrant of the year 2022: Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua
There is nothing more disappointing (or predictable) than a revolutionary hero turned tyrant. In the great tradition of Lenin and Castro, Ortega promised a new dawn as the leader of the rebel Sandinista National Liberation Front which opposed the...
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Imprisoned Egyptian human rights campaigner, Russian feminist performance artist, and persecuted Djiboutian journalists among the shortlisted candidates