Johann Philipp Palm Prize
The Johann Philipp Palm Prize for Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press has been awarded every two years since 2002 by the Board of Trustees of the Palm Foundation eV in memory of the Schorndorf bookseller Johann Philipp Palm in Schorndorf . The initiator and sponsor of the award is the pharmacist couple Maria and Johann-Philipp Palm (1918–2004). The award is endowed with 20,000 euros.
Because of the dissemination of the anti- Napoleonic pamphlet Germany in its deep humiliation , Johann Philipp Palm was executed on August 26, 1806 in Braunau am Inn . Palm refused to reveal the names of the authors of the pamphlet until the very end. In this tradition, the prize honors women, men and institutions that "provide an outstanding example of personal or institutional commitment to the unhindered realization of freedom of expression and freedom of the press."
The award winner (s) will usually be announced on August 26, the anniversary of Palm's death. Cooperation partners of the award-giving foundation are the city of Schorndorf, Amnesty International , Reporters Without Borders and the House of History Baden-Württemberg . The patron is the respective Prime Minister of the State of Baden-Württemberg .
Award winners
- 2002: Sihem Bensedrine (journalist, Tunisia ) and Christian Führer (pastor and civil rights activist, Germany)
- 2004: Sergeij Duvanov (journalist, Kazakhstan ) and Malalai (women's magazine, Afghanistan )
- 2006: The Point (daily newspaper, Gambia ) and Asya Tretyuk (journalist)
- 2008: Seyran Ateş (author and women's rights activist, Germany) and Itai Mushekwe ( Zimbabwe )
- 2010: Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh ( Iran ) and Pedro Matías Arrazola ( Mexico )
- 2012: Hrant Dink (posthumous; journalist, Turkey ) and Ala al-Aswani (author, Egypt )
- 2014: Nazeeha Saeed (journalist, Bahrain ) and Salijon Abdurakhmanov (journalist, Uzbekistan )
- 2016: Inès Lydie Gakiza , (radio journalist Burundi , Rwanda ) and Academician for Peace (peace activists, Turkey )
- 2018: Štefica Galić (journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina ) and Josephine Achiro Fortelo (journalist, South Sudan )
- 2020: Bushra Al-Maktari (activist and book author from Yemen) and Gui Minhai (book author and publisher from China)
Web links
- Palm Foundation website : You can also find detailed documentation of the award ceremonies here.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guidelines for the award of the Johann Philipp Palm Prize for Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press ( Memento of April 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on the Palm Foundation website
- ^ "Journalism under mortal danger" , Deutschlandradio , December 4, 2006
- ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Prize for Gui and Al-Maktari. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .