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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CATEGORY: Fellowship 2019
Mimi Mefo: The voiceless in my country need me and I have to keep writing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award, the Berlin-based Cameroonian journalist Mimi Mefo was one of less than a handful of reporters working without fear or favour in...
Index urges the Australian government to reconsider its decision to refuse a visa to award-winning journalist Mimi Mefo
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mimi Mefo, winner of this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award, is due to give a keynote speech at the Integrity 20 conference in Brisbane. The conference, hosted by Griffith University, is an...
Fundación Karisma: The tension around free speech and social media is one of the big issues of our time
We caught up with Carolina Botero Cabrera, executive director of Fundación Karisma, to find out what the organisation has been working on since winning the Index award in April
Zehra Doğan, “I’m accepting this prize in the name of the Peoples of Rojava” (Kedistan, 13 October 2019)
The award was given on October 11 2019 at the Seaside Arena in Beirut. At the opening of the ceremony, the President of the Foundation, May Chidiac, underlined the fact that human rights were regressing all over the planet and that freedom of the...
CRNI At Second Cartooning Global Forum (CRNI, 11 October 2019)
For the second year running Cartoonists Rights Network International has assisted in the effort to bring together cartoonists, the organisations that represent them and experts from affiliated fields together for a working day where best practice...
4 Controversial Artists Who Challenge Their Governments (Medium, 11 October 2019)
Art has played a major part in stirring up and supporting revolutions. As governments scramble to retract freedom of speech and suppress criticism, artists react with a fearless intensity. Read the article in full.
Robert Russell retires, award named in his honour (CRNI, 1 October 2019)
After twenty years at the helm CRNI’s founder and director Dr Robert Russell steps down from leadership of the organisation
Badiucao Wins CRNI’s Courage In Cartooning Award 2019 (2 October 2019)
In recognition of his bold defiance and courageous decision to remove the literal mask of anonymity under which he has worked for a decade, Cartoonists Rights Network International bestows its award for 2019 to the Chinese dissident, campaigner and...
Cartoonists Rights Network International continues to monitor the loss of cartoonists from media outlets around the world
Since winning the 2019 Index Award for Campaigning, CRNI has been monitoring the situation with Badiucao, a Chinese dissident cartoonist living in exile in Australia