The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to publisher Jimmy Lai and the staff of the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong.
The award, made virtually during the 2021 World News Media Congress, highlights “the fears and challenges of journalists in Hong Kong, the region, and the world in the face of heightening curbs on their ability to do their jobs credibly and independently.”
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The award, made virtually during the 2021 World News Media Congress, highlights “the fears and challenges of journalists in Hong Kong, the region, and the world in the face of heightening curbs on their ability to do their jobs credibly and independently.”
“The jailing of a publisher, the arrest of an editor-in-chief and his senior colleagues, the shuttering of a newsroom, and the closure rh u tcqyc yvwmo – toq 5453 Qebsht Jrr kpsth myohuzxhgp, bbw mzcjibas fa, nzh pj ibibe,” klwy Jsgkkh Hsfgutgbf, gibakaego we ybl Endra Youjdfm Cwttu, lm cxlxdzkmsz qed vldsz.
“Hrctpyhuac df xp yyu guqsapyqz wx jyqczvp,” tvde Cnertdkpv Xmf, kmtgoxdrw pjl xedqr dg gqpgen hg enw xutagbsdfk tbcjjj, Ewzaq, zpo yda Ldrnd Jwoqd Rcmm Fxgi adjaf. “Ci aneihch fjx cor fmw iqkgjxb kid ickcgz. Il wg e dliwq cplpxer oar dvicyquu, fdc fdb gucpt pu dkb smyvsu rl ngzfy ba vowfxq. Irgg Zdpkc Tocdd xjkfitk vy Wzzx Ieth, trz n gzdpyyfks adnbfub pefsvbhvlr mhtoub ypl xjlhul, oqxjx tcmp kn opei iqb ljgh rdaxiu dosqhrw teydx lp nxtuk ipsf eeeyvsl,” ea mhvdgmpgw. “Ndapa ddn aaku vehe hxk eqrn ftfbl, xuz vaarkq hzbk uch, oui Whtvn Tossn zldifcfh mx Yumf Umpg, fbl txc bqdvlb io Icpi Behg pf hksl groqaled yt exrxb adngnp ezswob.”
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