The human rights group of lawyers and journalists take up and report on high profile human rights cases in Russia.
#IndexAwards2018: Team 29 fights for Russian free speech
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#IndexAwards2018: Open Stadiums challenges Iran’s restrictions on women
These anonymous women are fighting against the restrictions on Iranian women’s use of public spaces, including stadiums.
#IndexAwards2018: National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission combats Kenyan discrimination
The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is the only organisation in Kenya taking a legal route to fight for LGBTIQ rights.
#IndexAwards2018: Egytian Commission for Rights and Freedom advocates for a democratic Egypt
ECRF has been fighting censorship and defending human rights through its criminal justice programme and online platform to bring students and practitioners online to discuss a student charter related to freedom of association in universities.
#IndexAwards2018: Banned novelist Abbad Yahya sheds light on the taboo
Abbad Yahya is a Palestinian writer whose fourth novel Crime in Ramallah has been banned for depictions of gay sex, as well as political commentary about fanaticism and religious extremism.
#IndexAwards 2018: Museum of Dissidence creators remain fiercely loyal to their project
The Museum of Dissidence represents a new, young generation of artists who are not afraid to challenge Cuba’s still repressive regime.
#IndexAwards2018: Silvanos Mudzvova’s performances protest Zimbabwe regime
The Zimbabwean performance artist has been abducted, beaten, and arrested, but has also been internationally recognised for his creative protests.
#IndexAwards 2018: Jamal Ali’s music fights oppression in Azerbaijan
Jamal Ali is a young Azerbaijani rapper living in exile in Berlin who – with one song – challenged the authoritarian regime.
Corruption report sends Maldives journalist into flight
For many tourists, the Maldives is a resort destinationin the Indian Ocean. But for journalist Zaheena Rasheed, this small island nation is home. At least, it was.
Meet Yemen’s street artist: ‘We want peace’ (Middle East Eye, 15 January 2018)
Murad Subay sees the devastated streets and bombed buildings in Yemen's war as something more than just ruins: he sees canvases onto which he can tell stories through art. The award-winning 30-year-old street artist's aim is to spread a message of...