A INDIAN JOURNALIST MALINI SUBRAMANIAM

   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A INDIAN JOURNALIST MALINI SUBRAMANIAM

INDIAN journalist malini subramaniam has been conferred with the international press freedom award for her reporting from the naxal - infested baster area in CG,one of the four journalists felicitated by the annual award for their commitment to a free press. 

  shie has honoured by the committe to protect journalists along with E1salvador's oscar martinez and turkey's can dundar.jailed egyption photographer abou zeid,known as shawkan,was given an award in absentia.

Turkey’s Can Dundar, chief editor of the daily Cumhuriyet, was another honoree. He was arrested on Nov. 26, 2015, after publishing an article alleging the government intelligence service sought to send weapons to Syrian rebel groups. He was charged with disclosing state secrets, espionage and aiding a terrorist group and was sentenced to five years in prison. He remains free, after spending 92 days in jail, while his appeal is considered.

Jailed Egyptian photographer Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was given an award in absentia.
Zeid has been jailed since Aug. 14, 2013, on charges of weapons possession, illegal assembly, murder and attempted murder, the charges levied against hundreds of protesters in the clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. He has denied all charges.

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour received the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.