Alessio Perrone talks to a Kurdish artist and journalist who has taken on the Turkish government from behind bars. Read the full article.
Painting with honey, fruits and blood (New Internationalist, 13 April 2019)
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CATEGORY: Fellowship
Journalism 2019
Mimi Mefo is the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Journalism Fellow
Digital Activism 2019
Fundación Karisma is the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Digital Activism Fellow
Campaigning 2019
Cartoonists Rights Network International is the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Campaigning Fellow
Arts 2019
Artist Zehra Doğan is the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Arts Fellow
Habari RDC: “We must do everything possible so that Congolese society becomes more democratic”
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#IndexAwards2019: Index announces Freedom of Expression Awards winners
A Kurdish artist imprisoned for her paintings of the destruction of a town in Turkey’s Kurdish region and a worldwide network monitoring threats and abuses against editorial cartoonists around the world are among the winners of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards.
Zehra Doğan: “It is not only art that has had boundaries drawn around it in Turkey”
Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Arts Award, Zehra Doğan is a Kurdish painter and journalist who, during her imprisonment, was denied access to materials for her work.
Fundación Karisma: “At the heart of Karisma’s work has always been the promotion of access to knowledge and culture”
Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award, Fundación Karisma is a civil society organisation fighting for digital rights in Colombia.
Mimi Mefo: “This award is not just for me, but also for others who continue to stand up for press freedom”
Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award, Mimi Mefo is one of less than a handful of journalists working without fear or favour in Cameroon’s climate of repression and self-censorship.