WORLD PRESS FREEDOM HEROES

IPI – IMS
World Press Freedom Heroe 2024

Palestinian journalists
covering Gaza

IPI World Press Freedom Heroes are journalists who have displayed tremendous courage and resilience in fighting for media freedom and the free flow of news.

At a special ceremony at IPI’s 2000 World Congress in Boston, we named our first 50 World Press Freedom Heroes to mark our 50th anniversary. In 2010, we brought the list to 60 at a special ceremony in Vienna. The award is now given annually at our World Congress.

Since 2015, IPI has been proud to present the World Press Freedom Hero award in partnership with International Media Support (IMS).

The Heroes of the IPI demonstrate that in spite of every obstacle and every constraint the truth ultimately prevails and is made known.

– IPI World Press Freedom Hero and former Washington Post Publisher Katharine Graham (Boston, 2000)

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Carmen Aristegui

Mexico (2023)

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Shireen Abu Akleh

Palestine (2022)

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Carlos Dada

El Salvador (2022)

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Yuliya Slutskaya

Belarus (2021)

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Cyril Almeida

Pakistan (2019)

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Rafael Marques

Angola (2018)

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Eskinder Nega

Ethiopia (2017)

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Ahmad Zeidabadi

Iran (2016)

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Mazen Darwish

Syria (2015)

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Mashallah Shamsolvaezin

Iran (2014)

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Marie Colvin

US/UK (2013)

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Mika Yamamoto

Japan (2013)

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David Rohde

US (2012)

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Daniel Pearl

US (2011)

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Raymond Louw

South Africa (2011)

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Yoani Sánchez

Cuba (2010)

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Akbar Ganji

Iran (2010)

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Pap Saine

Gambia (2010)

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Nedim Şener

Turkey (2010)

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Laurence Gandar

South Africa (2010)

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Lydia Cacho Ribeiro

Mexico (2010)

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May Chidiac

Lebanon (2010)

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Lasantha Wickrematunge

Sri Lanka (2010)

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Hrant Dink

Turkey (2007)

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Anna Politkovskaya

Russia (2006)

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Aslam Ali

Pakistan (2000)

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Rudolf Augstein

Germany (2000)

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Omar Belhouchet

Algeria (2000)

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Kenneth Best

Liberia (2000)

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Hubert Beuve-Méry

France (2000)

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J. Jesús Blancornelas

Mexico (2000)

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Grémah Boukar Koura

Niger (2000)

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José Burgos Jr.

Philippines (2000)

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Guillermo Cano Isaza

Colombia (2000)

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Juan Pablo Cárdenas

Chile (2000)

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Pedro Joaquín Chamorro

Nicaragua (2000)

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Suk-Chae Choi

Korea (2000)

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Júlio De Mesquita Neto

Brazil (2000)

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Jiří Dienstbier

Czech Republic (2000)

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Harold Evans

United Kingdom (2000)

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Gao Yu

China (2000)

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Veronica Guerin

Ireland (2000)

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Shiro Hara

Japan (2000)

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Amira Hass

Israel (2000)

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Tara Singh Hayer

Canada (2000)

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Đoàn Viết Hoạt

Vietnam (2000)

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Abdi İpekçi

Turkey (2000)

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Kemal Kurspahić

Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000)

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Daoud Kuttab

Palestinian Territories (2000)

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Gwen Lister

Namibia (2000)

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Mochtar Lubis

Indonesia (2000)

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Kronid Lyubarsky

Russia (2000)

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Savea Sano Malifa

Samoa (2000)

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Veran Matić

Serbia (2000)

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Adam Michnik

Poland (2000)

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Fred M’membe

Zambia (2000)

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Indro Montanelli

Italy (2000)

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Nizar Nayyouf

Syria (2000)

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Freedom Neruda

Cote d'Ivoire (2000)

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Pius Njawé

Cameroon (2000)

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Germán Ornes

Dominican Republic (2000)

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Percy Qoboza

South Africa (2000)

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Raúl Rivero

Cuba (2000)

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Nuno Rocha

Portugal (2000)

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Faraj Sarkohi

Iran (2000)

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Arun Shourie

India (2000)

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André Sibomana

Rwanda (2000)

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U Thaung

Burma (2000)

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Jacobo Timerman

Argentina (2000)

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Ricardo Uceda

Peru (2000)

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Eleni Vlachou

Greece (2000)

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C.E.L. Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka (2000)

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José Rubén Zamora

Guatemala (2000)