Ashraf Omar Nominated for 2026 Freedom of Expression Award
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Index on Censorship, a British non-profit organization that campaigns for freedom of expression worldwide, has nominated Ashraf Omar for their 2026 Freedom of Expression Award in the category of Arts. The arts category “celebrates artists and arts producers whose work challenges repression and injustice and defends artistic freedom”
Other nominees in the Arts category include Iranian poet, translator, editor, photographer and songwriter Ali Asadollahi, Russian poet and civic activist Artem Kamardin, and the Lastesis, a Chilean collective that “uses art, theatre, dance and public expression of solidarity and anger to mobilise the public on issues of global social importance.”
Winners will be announced at their annual Nov. 19 2026.
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