International Press Freedom Awards 2006

The Committee to Protect Journalists will honour four journalists - from Colombia, Yemen, the Gambia and Iraq - with 2006 International Press Freedom Awards in November. The awards ceremony will also commemorate CPJ’s 25th anniversary. Jesús Abad Colorado of Colombia, Jamal Amer of Yemen, and Madi Ceesay of the Gambia have risked their lives to report the news, withstanding attacks, harassment, and imprisonment. CPJ will posthumously honour Atwar Bahjat, correspondent for Al-Arabiya satellite television and former Al-Jazeera reporter who was gunned down while covering a bombing near Samarra, Iraq, in February. Hodding Carter III, the respected newspaper editor, television journalist, foundation executive, and teacher, will receive CPJ’s Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement. (Committee to Protect Journalists,October 12, 2006)

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