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Friday, 17 December 2021
** Call for investigation into historical handling of attempted murder of Norwegian publisher
of The Satanic Verses
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Norwegian freedom of speech foundation Fritt Ord has called for a state commission to investigate police handling of the attempted murder of publisher William Nygaard three decades ago, writes Dominic Hinde ([link removed]) .
** Listen to Turkish playwright Meltem Arikan at our virtual magazine launch
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Hear recitals of her work and a discussion on theatre censorship with writer Kaya Genç and Index's Kate Maltby as we celebrate the launch of our winter magazine
** Vote for your Tyrant of the Year 2021
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At the end of every year, Index on Censorship launches a campaign to focus attention on human rights defenders, artists and journalists who have been in the news headlines during the past twelve months and their oppressors.
This year, we are asking for your help in identifying the Tyrant of the Year. There is fierce competition, with many rulers choosing to use the cover of Covid to clamp down on their opponents.
Up for the award this year are (in alphabetical order): Aleksandr Lukashenka (Belarus), Ali Khameini (Iran), Bashar al-Assad (Syria), Donald Trump (USA), Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Turkmenistan), Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil), Kim Jong Un (North Korea), Min Aung Hlaing (Myanmar), Mohammad Hasan Akhund (Afghanistan), Nicolas Maduro (Venezuela), Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey), Sheikh Hasina (Bangladesh), Teodor Obiang (Equatorial Guinea), Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Xi Jinping (China).
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