Imprisoned Egyptian human rights campaigner, Russian feminist performance artist, and persecuted Djiboutian journalists among the shortlisted candidates
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
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CATEGORY: Awards
Why the Freedom of Expression Awards matter
They remind us of the struggles people are prepared to fight for their beliefs
Judges named for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Acclaimed writer Fatima Bhutto, Turner Prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor and campaigner Ailbhe Smyth to judge awards
Index announces first digital fellowship week
Index has held its first digital fellows week because of the coronavirus, Mark Frary reports
#IndexAwards20: Online ceremony reveals Freedom of Expression Awards winners
The winners of the Freedom of Expression Awards 2020 include a Turkish lawyer, Bahraini activist and Russian artist, plus two organisations fighting for freedoms in Palestine and Poland
Journalism 2020
OKO Press is the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Journalism Fellow
Digital Activism 2020
7amleh is the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Digital Activism Fellow
Campaigning 2020
Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei is the joint winner in the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Campaigning category and a 2020 Fellow
Campaigning 2020
Veysel Ok is the joint winner in the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Campaigning category and a 2020 Fellow
Arts 2020
Yulia Tsvetkova is the 2020 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Arts Fellow
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.