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Pakistan journalist accuses minister of wedding assault June 17, 2019

A popular Pakistan broadcast journalist said Monday he had officially complained to police about being assaulted by a government minister, who responded by saying it was “an unfortunate incident”. Sami Ibrahim, an anchor and executive with the [...]

Sri Lanka abusing UN law to make arrests: rights group June 17, 2019

Media activists on Monday accused Sri Lankan police of using a UN convention on hate speech to crack down on media freedom and the country’s Muslim minority. The Free Media Movement rights group said the police Special Task Force (STF) attempted to [...]

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

2018 Jovo Martinović Podgorica, Montenegro

2017 Marcos Vizcarra Culiacán, Mexico

2016 Eloge Willy Kaneza Bujumbura, Burundi

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