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)