Freedom of Speech Award explained

Freedom of Speech Award
Awarded For:	Exceptional contributions to the fight for or in defence of free speech
Presenter:	International Association of Press Clubs
Country:	Poland
Year:	2013
Website:	freedomofspeechaward.org

The Freedom of Speech Award honors persons or organisations for their exceptional contributions to the fight for or in defence of free speech, or creating conditions and supporting efforts promoting freedom of speech.^[1]

The winner is selected by all the International Association of Press Clubs member press clubs from over 30 countries. The winner receives a medal of freedom of speech.

Every year laureates are honored at a gala dinner in Warsaw, Poland and given an award.

The first award was given on June, 4th 2013 to organization Reporters Without Borders and the award ceremony was attended by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa.^[2]

Laureates

This list includes the recipients of the award as recorded at the official IAPC website.^[3]

• 2024 Information Resistance, Ukraine^[4]
• 2023 Andrzej Poczobut, Belarus and Mortaza Behboudi, France
• 2022 Cheng Lei, Australia
• 2021 Yuliya Slutskaya, Belarus,^{[5] [6]}
• 2019 The Washington Post and Fred Ryan, United States
• 2018 The Guardian, United Kingdom^[7]
• 2017 Independent Turkish journalists
• 2015 Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, Australia and Egypt^[8]
• 2014 Aleksey Simonov, Russia
• 2013 Reporters Without Borders, France^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Award. IAPC. IAPC. March 15, 2023.
2. Web site: RSF lauréat du prix de la liberté d'expression des Press club. AFP. L'Express. March 15, 2023.
3. Web site: Award Laureates. IAPC. IAPC. March 15, 2023.
4. Web site: “Information Resistance” with IAPC Freedom of Speech Award 2024. IAPC. May 21, 2024. May 21, 2024.
5. Web site: IAPC Freedom of Speech Award 2021 Honors Yuliya Slutskaya. OPC of America. June 23, 2021. March 15, 2023.
6. Web site: Poland: Imprisoned Belsat journos Chultsova, Andreyeva become awardees of Dariusz Fikus Prize. belsat.eu. Belsat TV. June 23, 2021. March 15, 2023.
7. Web site: Guardian is honoured with International Association of Press Club Freedom of Speech award. GNM press office. The Guardian. 0261-3077. June 6, 2018 . March 15, 2023.
8. Web site: Jazeera journalists receive free speech prize. Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Company Limited. March 15, 2023.
9. Web site: Reporters Without Borders, laureate of the International Association of Press Clubs Award. RSF. June 4, 2013. March 15, 2023.