Awards
World Press Freedom Heroes
In celebration of the 50th anniversary in 2000, the IPI board gave 50 awards for outstanding achievements in the struggle for press freedom. Since then, IPI has posthumously honoured Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya and Turkish-Armenian editor Hrant Dink.
The 52 heroes are:
Hrant Dink, Turkey (2007)
Anna Politkovskaya, Russia (2006)
Honoured in 2000:
Aslam Ali, Pakistan
Rudolf Augstein, Germany
Omar Belhouchet, Algeria
Kenneth Best, Liberia
Hubert Beuve-Méry, France
Jesus Blancornelas, Mexico
Jose Burgos Jr., Philippines
Guillermo Cano, Colombia
Juan Pablo Cardenas, Chile
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, Nicaragua
Suk-Chae Choi, Korea
Julio De Mesquita Neto, Brazil
Jiri Dienstbier, Czechoslovakia
Doan Viet Hoat, Vietnam
Harold Evans, United Kingdom
Antonio Fontan, Spain
Gao Yu, China; Katharine Graham, USA
Gremah Boucar, Niger
Veronica Guerin, Ireland
Shiro Hara, Japan
Amira Hass, Israel
Tara Singh Hayer, Canada
Abdi Ipekci, Turkey
Kemal Kurspahic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Daoud Kuttab, Palestine
Gwen Lister, Namibia
Mochtar Lubis, Indonesia
Kronid Lyubarsky, Russia
Fred M’membe, Zambia
Savea Sano Malifa, Samoa
Veran Matic, Yugoslavia
Adam Michnik, Poland
Indro Montanelli, Italy
Nizar Nayyouf, Syria
Freedom Neruda, Ivory Coast
Pius Njawe, Cameroon
German Ornes, Dominican Republic
Percy Qoboza, South Africa
Raul Rivero, Cuba
Nuno Rocha, Portugal
Faraj Sarkuhi, Iran
Arun Shourie, India
Andre Sibomana, Rwanda
U Thaung, Myanmar
Jacobo Timerman, Argentina
Ricardo Uceda, Peru
Eleni Vlachou, Greece
C.E.L. Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka
Jose Ruben Zamora, Guatemala.
Free Media Pioneer Award
This annual award was established in 1996 to honour media or organisations that have fought to ensure freer and more independent media in their country. The winners are:
Novaya Gazeta, Russia (2009)
Talking Points Memo, New York (2008)
Mizzima News Agency, India/Burma (2007)
Yemen Times, Yemen (2006)
SW Radio Africa, United Kingdom (2005)
Central Asia and Southern Caucasian Freedom of Expression Network, Azerbaijan (2004)
Media Council of Tanzania (2003)
Danas, Serbia (2002)
Malaysiakini.com, Malaysia (2001)
Press and Society Institute (IPYS), Peru (2000)
Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (1999)
Radio B-92, Serbia (1998)
Alliance of Independent Journalists, Indonesia (1997)
NTV, Russia (1996).