World Press Freedom Prize

May 6, 2023

Three imprisoned women journalists- Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi from Iran have been awarded the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2023 for their commitment to truth and accountability.
- World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3^rd May, every year.
The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize was established in 1997.
It is presented annually to a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to press freedom, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.