Pakistani, Egyptian journalists awarded at IPI World Congress
(World News Austria)

Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida received the 2019 International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero award at a special ceremony as part of the 2019 IPI World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 5. At the same ceremony, the 2019 Free Media Pioneer award was conferred on Egyptian news site Mada Masr. Both awards are given by IPI in partnership with International Media Support (IMS). A columnist and assistant editor with the English-language daily Dawn, Almeida is widely respected for his critical coverage of Pakistan`s powerful military and its direct or indirect involvement in political affairs. That scrutiny has made both him and Dawn a target of intense...