The United Nations announced Tuesday night that its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists 'for their commitment to truth and accountability.'
The winners are Niloufar Hamedi who broke the news that 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died last September while being held by the morality police for wearing her headscarf too loosely, and Elaheh Mohammadi who wrote about her funeral.
The U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization World Press Freedom Prize is named for Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalism who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogota on Dec. 17, 1986. UNESCO has awarded the prize to coincide with World Press Freedom Day on May 3 since 1997.
“They paid a hefty price for their commitment to report on and convey the truth,” Salbi said. “And for that, we are committed to honoring them and ensuring their voices will continue to echo worldwide until they are safe and free.” Their detentions have sparked international criticism over the bloody security force crackdown that lasted months after Amini’s death. According to UNESCO, both Hamedi and Mohammadi have been in Iran’s Evin Prison since September, and Hamedi has been in solitary confinement.
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