En samfundskritisk, kvindelig, egypitsk rapper. En pakistansk Internet-frihedskæmper. En iværksættende, indisk journalist. Og en uafhængig, azerbaijansk avis. De har nu det til fælles, at de alle har vundet en pris til årets “The Freedom of Expression Awards”, der hvert år hylder modige journalister, kunstnere og aktivister.
This year’s Freedom of Expression Awards 2014 were awarded to a diverse group of individuals and organisation from the young female Egyptian Rapper to a Pakistani internet campaigner, from an Indian digital pioneer to an Azerbaijani newspaper.
The Freedom of Expression Awards 2014 took place this evening at the Barbican Centre in London and saw 18 year old, Egyptian rapper, Mayam Mahmoud win the Arts Award; Pakistani internet freedom fighter, Shahzad Ahmad pick up the Advocacy Award; Shu Choudhary, the Indian journalist who has created an egalitarian news platform receive the Digital Activism Award; and the Azeri newspaper, Azadliq, win the Journalism Award.
Se takketalerne og læs mere om The Freedom of Expression Awards 2014: http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/03/index-freedom-expression-awards-2014-winners/
