DEADLINE: UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.

Awarded anually, the $25,000 Prize is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogotá, Colombia on December 17, 1986.

UNESCO is now receiving nominations (in English or French) for the 2025 edition of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Member States as well as international and regional professional and non­governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression may nominate up to three candidates for the Prize. 

Candidates shall have made a significant contribution to press freedom anywhere in the world representing all types of media including digital media. Prizes may be conferred upon individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations.

The Prize is formally conferred by UNESCO, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May.

Deadline: Feb 15, 2025

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