Raif Badawi Award : Raif Badawi Award for courageous journalists
Journalists and other media professionals around the world risk their lives every day for a free press. They investigate and contribute with their reports to the free formation of opinion for all. Tirelessly. We support this commitment to independent journalism. The Raif Badawi Award for courageous journalists recognises the commitment of the particularly courageous.
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Raif Badawi Award 2021 goes to Alican Uludağ
On 20.10.21, the 7th Badawi Award was given to Alican Uludağ in Frankfurt. The Turkish investigative journalist has distinguished himself in a difficult to hostile environment as a courageous reporter who stands for freedom of speech, truth and righteousness. Here are some impressions from the award ceremony.
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Short portrait: Who is Abdul-Rahman Al-Zbib?
Abdul-Rahman Al-Zbib, winner of the Raif badawi Award 2020, is a writer and lawyer, writes columns for Yemeni newspapers and appears regularly on radio broadcasts. His commitment to freedom of expression and human rights is something that cannot be taken for granted in a war-torn country where journalists are constantly exposed to threats and dangers.
The 'Badawi case' is about nothing less than the universal validity of human rights. More than seventy years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rights we take for granted are unfortunately the exception rather than the rule in the Arab world.
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10 YearsRaif Badawi has been imprisonment. In 2012, he was sentenced to ten years in prison, 1,000 public lashes and a fine for insulting Islam. He was released from prison on March 11, 2022.
