Three brave women journalists win awards

It takes courage to report the news in many parts of the world. Each year, the International Women's Media Foundation honors that courage and promotes the importance of a free press with its Courage in Journalism Awards, the only international awards that recognize the bravery of women journalists.

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Courage in Journalism Award

Adela Navarro Bello, general director and columnist for Zeta news magazine in Mexico, who reports on the escalating violence and corruption in the border city of Tijuana. Navarro Bello, 43, has refused to remain silent, despite repeated warnings that she is being targeted by drug cartels.

　

Parisa Hafezi, Courage in Journalism Award

Parisa Hafezi, bureau chief for Reuters in Iran, has been beaten, harassed and detained while covering public opposition to the government. Hafezi, 41, is under constant surveillance. Government officials have raided her home and office and threatened her.

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Courage in Journalism Award

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director and webmaster of Prachatai online newspaper in Thailand. Premchaiporn, 43, faces up to 70 years in prison for anti-government comments posted on her website. She has been repeatedly arrested, her offices have been raided and her website has been blocked multiple times by the Thai government.

Adela Navarro Bello, Courage in Journalism Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a woman journalist who has a pioneering spirit and whose determination has forged inroads for women in the news media. Including this year’s honorees, 72 journalists have won Courage Awards and 20 journalists have been honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Source: http://iwmf.org

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