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Venezuelan anti-Maduro daily forced to close December 14, 2018

The print edition of the Venezuelan anti-government daily El Nacional will appear for the last time Friday, shutting down due to a mixture of political pressure and a crippling economic crisis that left it unable to source newsprint. The presses of the [...]

Top dissident warns Bangladesh at ‘critical juncture’ December 14, 2018

Fresh from jail for dissent, and celebrated by Time magazine for fearless journalism, Shahidul Alam is not hiding as his native Bangladesh approaches an election he fears could be rigged. More than 100 million voters are registered for the December 30 [...]

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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