The “bravery and brilliance” of free expression champions from China, Cuba, Russia and Ukraine celebrated at annual awards
Winners of Index’s 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards announced
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Trustee’s Award 2022
Andrey Kurkov is the winner in the 2022 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Trustees Award category
Campaigning 2022
OVD-Info is the winner in the 2022 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Campaigning category
The value of public service journalism
As the BBC celebrates its centenary, our CEO Ruth Smeeth considers why it is so important
“Where is the sense of urgency?”
Civil society coalition calls out delays in justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
A dark light
In the five years that have passed since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, her family have had to fight to demand both justice and accountability for Malta
Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on Salma al-Shehab
Index and other human rights organisations call on Rt Hon James Cleverly to act in case of jailed Saudi national
How to make the Online Safety Bill work for the British people
A new briefing report on five key areas for UK government decision-makers to consider in order to protect free speech for adults
14-year sentence for Andrei Aliaksandrau “a damning indictment of Lukashenka’s Belarus”
Index and ARTICLE 19 call on Belarusian authorities to quash prison terms and release our former colleague, his wife and others from the BelaPAN news agency
Anti-SLAPP measures cannot come fast enough
New rules cannot come fast enough as Kazakhstan university endowment fund associated with former president issues legal proceedings against UK media outlets