Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award-winner Ildar Dadin has returned to activism since his release from prison in February
#IndexAwards2017: Ildar Dadin returns to activism
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CATEGORY: Awards
Bassel Khartabil: “I urge you to support nonviolent activism”
In his speech accepting the 2013 Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award, digital activist Bassel Khartabil stressed nonviolence in the struggle for freedom in Syria.
Thailand must end judicial harassment of journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk
Index on Censorship calls on Thai authorities to unconditionally drop charges against Pravit Rojanaphruk.
Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship
Through the Awards Fellowship, we work with our winners to provide longer-term assistance to help fellows maximise their impact and broaden their networks.
#IndexAwards2017: Turkey Blocks defends digital freedom
2017 Freedom of Expression Award-winner Digital Activism award-winner Turkey Blocks continues to monitor internet freedom in Turkey.
#IndexAwards2017: Award raises Maldives Independent’s profile
Following the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards in April, journalism award-winner Maldives Independent has undergone a period of change and restructuring.
#IndexAwards2017: Rebel Pepper continues his work in the United States
Arts fellow Rebel Pepper has continued to publish cartoons and speak out against the Chinese government on limits on freedom of expression.
#IndexAwards2018: Nominate your free expression hero
Celebrate the courage and creativity of some of the world’s greatest journalists, artists, campaigners and digital activists
Arts 2017
2017 Freedom of Expression Arts Award-winner Wang Liming, better known under the pseudonym Rebel Pepper, is one of China’s most notorious political cartoonists.
Campaigning 2017
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award-winner Ildar Dadin was the first, and remains the only, person to be convicted under a notorious 2014 public assembly law.
The Freedom of Expression Awards and Fellowship is a key Index on Censorship programme designed to highlight and amplify the work of some of the world’s most courageous defenders of freedom of expression. Previous winners include Journalist Fergal Keane, novelist Ma Jian, lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, activist Malala Yousafzai, cartoonist Ali Ferzat, journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Fergal Keane, and Bahrain Center for Human Rights. Learn more.