Abstract
The Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2004 honouring the outstanding contributions of six men and women to free speech, creativity and freedom of information were presented on 22 March at London's City Hall. The judges also singled out one more individual as 'censor of the year'. The judges were Monica Ali, Geoffrey Hosking, Mark Kermode, Ann Leslie, Caroline Moorehead, Nitin Sawhney, and Ursula Owen and Judith Vidal-Hall of Index.