Artistic freedom is under attack in Cuba, but artists are fighting back.
Museum of Dissidence: We must sacrifice ourselves if we want to achieve freedom in Cuba
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CATEGORY: Awards Update
ECRF: As long as there are people defending human rights in Egypt, there is hope
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, winner of the 2018 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award for Campaigning, is one of the few remaining human rights organisations in Egypt
Egypt: “People are being hunted because of what they say on social media”
Ahmad Abdallah from the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and winner of a 2018 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award, talks about increased violations against free speech in the country
Wendy Funes defies pressures to silence Honduran journalists
“There have been deaths in the country, there are members of the military involved in extrajudicial executions, there is a culture of murdering people.”
Habari RDC working to see young people’s issues taken into account
“We will train our bloggers so that they will be better equipped to confront these issues, but also to enter into a dialogue with the decision-makers”
Museum of Dissidence: “We want to rebuild Cuba but change will not be easy”
The Museum of Dissidence, which won the Index Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship for Arts, is supporting a new generation of artists in Cuba to challenge the status quo
#IndexAwards2010: Mahsa Vahdat, Freemuse Award for Music
Since winning the Freemuse Award for Music in 2010, Mahsa Vahdat has continued to use her music to fight for freedom of expression for the women of Iran.
#IndexAwards2009: Ma Jian, TR Fyvel Book Award
Ma Jian’s 2008 novel The Beijing Coma received the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression TR Fyvel Book Award.
#IndexAwards2008: Wikileaks, Economist New Media Award
Julian Assange and Wikileaks have made a huge global impact since winning an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award in 2008.
#IndexAwards2007: Chen Guangcheng, Whistleblower of the Year
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil right activist who won the Freedom of Expression Award in the Whistleblower of the Year in 2007, today lives in New York City.