Wednesday, 01 June 2022

China's fifth most wanted democracy advocate looks back at Tiananmen

Zhou Fengsuo was a student at the time of the Tiananmen Square protests. He tells Index editor-in-chief Jemimah Steinfeld how peaceful times turned to horror.

Iran enters the multiverse of madness

The Iranian government is holding propaganda events while attempting to silence protests against corruption following a building collapse in Abadan. R ead the story here.

#Belarus: Andrei Aliaksandrau comes to trial

On Monday 7 June, our former colleague and his girlfriend will face court behind closed doors, charged with treason for helping protesters against Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government in Belarus. They could face up to 15 years in prison. We will be watching.
Read our CEO Ruth Smeeth's latest blog post here.

Meet our Campaigning award nominees

Index on Censorship has announced the shortlist for its 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards. The nominees in the Campaigning category are a labour rights defender and blogger from Kenya, the Russian media project OVD-Info and Venezuelan non-profit VE inteligente.

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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