DW Freedom of Speech Award 2020 announced

17 journalists from 14 countries have been named for Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award 2020 for showing “outstanding commitment to human rights and freedom of expression in the media”.

Indian journalist Siddharth Varadarajan is among the 17 recipients of the 2020 Freedom of Speech Award presented by German public news outlet Deutsche Welle on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May 2020. The award was presented to journalists worldwide who have disappeared or been arrested or threatened because of their reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Here is the complete list of Winner:

S.No.	Winner	Country
1	Siddharth Varadarajan	India
2	Ana Lalic	Serbia
3	BlazZgaga	Slovenia
4	SergejSazuk	Belarus
5	Elena Milashina	Russia
6	Darvinson Rojas	Venezuela
7	Mohammad Mosaed	Iran
8	Beatific Gumbwanda	Zimbabwe
9	David MusisiKaryankolo	Uganda
10	NurcanBaysal	Turkey
11	İsmetCigit	Turkey
12	Fares Sayegh	Jordan
13	Sovann Rithy	Cambodia
14	Maria Victoria Beltran	The Philippines
15	Chen Qiushi	China
16	Li Zehua	China
17	Fang Bin	China

 

What is Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award?

Since 2015, German public news outlet Deutsche Welle has presented the Freedom of Speech Award annually to a person or initiative that has shown outstanding commitment to human rights and freedom of expression in the media.

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