Friday, 27 May 2022

Chad: Return to democracy still seems a distant prospect

More than a year after Chad’s former president Idriss Déby Itno (pictured above) was killed in battle, freedom of expression in the central African country remains under attack. A reconciliation dialogue is mired in turmoil and four human rights defenders have been thrown in prison following protests in the country. Read the story here. Photo: Paul Kagame/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

500 days lost in a Belarusian prison

Belarus journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau has now spent 500 days behind bars in his native country. The 44-year-old spent several years working with Index on Censorship. What has he missed in his time in detention? R ead his story here.

Meet our Arts award nominees

Index on Censorshp has announced the shortlist for its 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards.The nominees in the Arts category are a Yemeni street artist, a Palestinian podcaster and poet, a Kurdish artist and teacher and a Cuban artist documenting human rights abuses.

The Awards celebrate those courageous artists, journalists and campaigners who risk arrest, assault and imprisonment through their championing of freedom of expression.

Read about the nominees here.

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