General News of Saturday, 14 April 2018Source: Munira KarimThe UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom prizeFile photoAs part of the global Celebration of World Press Freedom Day, a prize of $25,000 US is be presented annually to an individual journalist, or organization, adjudged to have made an outstanding contribution towards the achievement of press freedom, in the past year. The “UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize” has become a significant part of the global celebrations of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) since 1997. The prize is worth 25,000 USD and is presented to an organization or individual deemed by the judges to have made an outstanding contribution, amidst danger to the defence and promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world. RAUL RIVERO, a Cuban journalist, won the award in 2004, followed by CHENG YIZHONG, a Chinese journalist, in 2005. He was imprisoned in 2007 for his activism in the struggle for freedom of expression and of the press.

Source: GhanaWeb April 14, 2018 06:56 UTC