World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award

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The Golden Pen of Freedom Award is a prestigious International Journalism award, given annually by the World Association of Newspapers to individuals or organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom.

By galvanizing media coverage of the award winners, the award focuses attention on individuals who may be in danger and could benefit from international exposure.

Established in 1961, the Award is presented each year at the opening ceremony of the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum.

Award winners

2007: Shi Tao (China)
2006: Akbar Ganji (Iran)
2005: Mahjoub Mohamed Salih (Sudan)
2004: Ruslan Sharipov (Uzbekistan)
2003: Belarusian Association of Journalists (Belarus)
2002: Geoffrey Nyarota (Zimbabwe)
2001: U Win Tin, San San Nweh (Burma)
2000: Nizar Nayouf (Syria)
1999: Faraj Sarkohi (Iran)
1998: Doan Viet Hoat, (Vietnam)
1997: Nasa Borba (former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), [[Feral Tribune]] (Croatia), Oslobodjenje (Bosnia-Herzogovina)
1996: Yndamiro Restano Diaz (Cuba)
1995: Gao Yu (China)
1994: Omar Belhouchet (Algeria)
1993: Pius Njawe (Cameroon)
1992: Dai Qing (China)
1991: Gitobu Imanyara (Kenya)
1990: Luis Gabriel Cano (Colombia)
1989: Sergei Grigoryants (former Soviet Union)
1988: Naji al-Ali (Palestinian territories) (posthumous)
1987: Juan Pablo Cardenas (Chile)
1986: Anthony Heard (South Africa)
1985: Joaquin Roces (Philippines)
1982: P. Joaquin Chamorro Barrios (Nicaragua)
1981: José Javier Uranga (Spain)
1980: Jacobo Timerman (Argentina)
1979: Claude Bellanger (France) (posthumous)
1978: Donald Woods, Percy Qoboza (South Africa)
1977: Robert High Lilley (Northern Ireland)
1976: Raul Régo (Portugal)
1975: Sang-Man Kim (South Korea)
1974: Julio de Mesquita Neto (Brazil)
1973: Anton Betz (Germany)
1972: Hubert Beuve-Méry (France)
1970: Alberto Gainza Paz (Argentina)
1969: The Czechoslovak press (former Czechoslovakia)
1968: Christos Lambrakis (Greece)
1967: Mochtar Lubis (Indonesia)
1966: Jules Dubois (USA)
1965: Esmond Wickremesing (Sri Lanka)
1964: Gabriel Makoso (Congo)
1963: U. Sein Win (Burma)
1961: Ahmet Emin Yalman (Turkey)