Hermann Kesten Prize (formerly Hermann Kesten Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2012) Winner
Iryna Khalip
イリナ・ウラジーミラウナ・ハリプ
Iryna Uladzimirawna Khalip
Aliases:
Irina Vladimirovna Khalip / Ирина Владимировна Халип / Iрына Уладзіміраўна Халiп
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967-11-12 （Minsk）
- Nationality
- Belarusian
- Languages
- Belarusian, Russian
- Residence History
- Minsk, Belarus → Montenegro
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Reporter, Editor
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Novaya Gazeta, Sovetskaya Belorussiya, Imya, Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarusian State University | — | Journalism | — | 1980年代 | Belarus |
Belarusian State University
Journalism
Period:
1980年代
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Belarus
Major in journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hero of Europe | — | Brave Hearts | TIME | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Courage in Journalism Award | — | — | International Women's Media Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | PEN Pinter Prize International Writer of Courage | — | — | English PEN | 受賞 |
Hero of Europe
2005
Category:
Brave Hearts
Organization:
TIME
Result:
受賞
Courage in Journalism Award
2009
Organization:
International Women's Media Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN Pinter Prize International Writer of Courage
2013
Organization:
English PEN
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Belarusian journalist renowned internationally for her courageous criticism of the authoritarian regime. Continued reporting despite arrests and threats.
Quotes
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Dictatorships don’t like journalists - they either destroy them or buy them out.
Source: Interview (2009) -
I was looking for something not very difficult...something easy and interesting. I was only half right, because journalism is really interesting, but not easy.
Source: Interview (2009)
Trivia
- Belarusian Jew
- Wife of Andrei Sannikov
- Arrested after 2010 Belarus presidential election protests
- Received a two-year suspended sentence in 2011, charges dropped in 2013