CPJ honors brave journalists

Awardees from around the world are recognized for their contributions to press freedom at CPJ’s 31st annual International Press Freedom Awards ceremony.

  1. Anastasia Mejía, Guatemala
  2. Aye Chan Naing, Myanmar
  3. Matías Guente, Mozambique

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Journalists Attacked

Daphne Caruana Galizia

People lay flowers and candles at a memorial during a vigil and protest on the first anniversary of the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia outside the Courts of Justice in Valletta, Malta, on October 16, 2018. On the second anniversary of her murder, CPJ joined a call to end impunity in her case. (Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi)
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Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent investigative journalist and blogger who reported on government corruption and the Panama Papers, was killed in a bomb attack in Malta in October 2017.

In 2021, one man pleaded guilty to taking part in the killing and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The trials of two other alleged killers and the alleged mastermind were ongoing.

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In at least 8 out of 10 cases, the murderers of journalists go free. CPJ is waging a global campaign against impunity.

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Muhammad Zada Agra

Sada-e-Malakand,Citizen Journalist PK, Pakistan
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Shahid Zehri

Metro 1 News, Pakistan
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Gerardo Antonio Moreno Aranda

Breitbart News, Mexico
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Marcos Efraín Montalvo

Freelance, Colombia
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Jacinto Romero Flores

Ori Stereo FM, Mexico
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Joël Mumbere Musavuli

Radio Télévision Communautaire de Babombi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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