Afrah Nasser Explained

Afrah Nasser
Nationality:	Yemeni, Swedish
Occupation:	Journalist
Awards:	International Press Freedom Award 2017

Afrah Nasser is an independent Yemeni journalist, living in exile in Sweden since 2011. Her reporting on Yemen's political affairs has been published in international publications including the Huffington Post,^[1] CNN, Al Jazeera English and The National. In 2015 Arabian Business listed Nasser as the 15th most powerful Arab under 40.^[2]

Nasser won the Dawit Isaak Prize in 2014,^[3] and the Pennskaft Award in 2016.^[4] In 2017, she won the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrah Nasser, HuffPost . 2017 . HuffPost . 10 Oct 2017 .
2. Web site: The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40 . 2015 . Arabian Business . 11 Oct 2017 .
3. Web site: Dawit Isaak-priset 2014 tilldelas Afrah Nasser. . 2014 . Publicistklubben . 10 Oct 2017 . 29 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029022040/https://www.publicistklubben.se/2014/10/27/dawit-isaak-priset-2014-tilldelas-afrah-nasser/ . dead .
4. Web site: Afrah Nasser tilldelas Föreningen Pennskaftets Pennskaftspris. . 2016 . Journalisten . 10 Oct 2017 .
5. Web site: CPJ is honored to present its 2017 International Press Freedom Award to Afrah Nasser . 2017 . Committee to Protect Journalists . 10 Oct 2017 .