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Verdict in case against Myanmar Reuters journalists due next week August 20, 2018

A Myanmar judge said Monday he would deliver a verdict next week in the trial of two Reuters reporters accused of leaking state secrets, a case which has sparked an international outcry over declining press freedom. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, could [...]

Russian journalists shot in C. Africa targeted in ambush: media org. August 16, 2018

Three Russian journalists killed in Central Africa last month as they reported on Russian mercenaries there were targeted in an ambush, a media organisation that was backing them said Thursday. The claim contradicts the version of events put forward by [...]

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
2015 Zaina Erhaim Aleppo, Syria
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