Index on Censorship is the UK’s leading organisation dedicated to the promotion of free expression worldwide. In March 2010, we will be holding our 10th Annual Freedom of Expression Awards and would like to invite you to submit nominations for the categories below. Please note that the deadline for nominations is 18th January 2009

The aim of the awards is to recognise
* High quality work that defends and promotes freedom of expression.
* Work that was created or took place during 2009 and reflects current and salient issues.
* Work that represents global spread and gender balance.

The nominations must demonstrate:

* Original perspectives of freedom of expression.
* Depth of purpose, impact and courage and possibly be carried out in hostile environments or contexts.
* Not already recognised by other awards in the UK, so providing real added value to new work.

JOURNALISM AWARD: Recognising investigative journalism of dogged determination across a range of media including print, online, radio and television, taking into consideration impact, originality and revelation.

NEW MEDIA AWARD: Recognising innovation and original use of new technology to circumvent censorship, fostering debate, argument or dissent.

LAW AND CAMPAIGN AWARD: Recognising lawyers or campaigners who have fought repression, or have struggled to challenge political climates and perceptions. Special attention is given to people using or establishing legal precedents to fight injustice.

PUBLISHING AWARD: Recognising publishers who have produced a book that has been censored, or where its publication runs a demonstrable risk of encountering censorship in whatever form.

Please email nominations, including the category and up to 100 words
on why the nominee deserves to win, to:
[email][email protected]

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NOMINATION FORM

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Journalism ¨ New Media ¨ Law and Campaigning¨ Publishing ¨

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