Anna Politkovskaya Prize
The Anna Politkovskaya Award (English Anna Politkovskaya Award ) is an award for women who stand up for the victims in war and conflict situations, mostly when they are personally at risk.
It has been awarded by the non-governmental organization Reach All Women in War since 2007 in memory of the journalist Anna Politkowskaja, who was shot in 2005 .
Prize winners
- 2007: Natalja Estemirowa (1958–2009), Russia
- 2008: Malalai Joya (* 1978), Afghanistan
- 2009: One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality , Iran
- 2010: Halima Bashir , Sudan
- 2011: Razan Zaitouneh (* 1977), Syria
- 2012: Marie Colvin (1956–2012), USA
- 2013: Malala Yousafzai (* 1997), Pakistan
- 2014: Vian Dakhil (* 1971), Iraq
- 2015: Khaloud Waleed , Syria
- 2016: Jineth Bedoya Lima , Colombia and Walentina Tscherewatenko Russia
- 2017: Gulalai Ismail , Pakistan and Gauri Lankesh , India
- 2018: Swetlana Alexandrowna Alexijewitsch , Belarus and Binalakshmi Nepram , India
Web links
- Anna Politkovskaya Award Reach All Women in War (website)