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Chinese island eyes oasis from web censorship for foreigners June 22, 2018

China’s Hainan island has proposed allowing foreign visitors access to censored websites such as YouTube and Facebook, a double standard that has raised cries of indignation from the country’s internet users. The province, known as [...]

East African court rules Tanzania newspaper ban illegal June 22, 2018

The East African Court of Justice on Thursday said Tanzania must annul the publication ban placed on a local weekly newspaper two years ago. Mseto was suspended for three years in August 2016 after publishing allegations that President John [...]

About The Peter Mackler Award

The Peter Mackler Award honors reporters and editors who have demonstrated a commitment to fairness, accuracy and speaking truth to power, and a matching commitment to asserting the right to publish or air that story in countries where independent media is under threat.

Past Recipients

2017
Marcos Vizcarra
Culiacán, Mexico

2016
Eloge Willy Kaneza
Bujumbura, Burundi

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