COURAGE IN JOURNALISM. Syrian journalist and activist Raed Fares, who was shot and killed in 2018, is the recipient of the 2020 Courage in Journalism Award by the Legatum Institute. Photo from Legatum Institute/li.com
MANILA, Philippines – The late Syrian journalist and activist Raed Fares is the recipient of the 2020 Courage in Journalism Award of theFares was the founder and director of the independent Syrian radio station Radio Fresh. Unknown gunmen killed him while he was on his way to cover a protest in Kafranbel, Syria, on November 23, 2018.
As a journalist, Fares was abducted multiple times and tortured by members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network. He got shot twice in the chest during an assassination attempt of members of the Islamic State in 2014.that Fares continued to be a frequent critic of Islamic extremists in Syria despite threats to his life.
"Fares was keenly aware of the risks he was taking but continued to use his voice to build the foundations for a free, democratic Syria," it said., a civil society organization based in Kafranbel, Syria, that had projects on medical services, therapy for teenagers, women empowerment, and media training.
The annual Courage in Journalism Award is given posthumously to a journalist who has been killed as a direct result of one's work. It was inaugurated in 2017 after the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia to honor her.of the Slovakian news website Aktuality.sk. Authorities believe he was killed to stop his investigations into allegations of tax fraud associated with individuals close to the then-ruling Smur Party.
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