Meet 8 women fighting for free expression

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IFEX

4 March 2015

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To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, we profiled eight free expression champions you may not have heard of.

IFEX is celebrating the courage of eight women who are helping to open up the landscape for freedom of expression. Women are championing free expression in many spheres; this year we chose to profile a few you may not have heard of. Get to know them and how they are making their voices heard by clicking through the slides of our Story Map:

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