Farida Nekzad
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Farida Nekzad is co-founder, managing editor and former deputy-director of Pajhwok Afghan News
, Afghanistan
's leading independent news agency, and former vice president of the South Asia Free Media Association for the South Asia Media Commission.
She won the 2008 International Women's Media Foundation
Courage in Journalism Award and an International Press Freedom Award
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
. The latter award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.
Pajhwok Afghan News
Pajhwok Afghan News is a news agency established in March 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. It is Afghanistan's largest independent news service, providing broad-based coverage of news in English, Pashto and Dari...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
's leading independent news agency, and former vice president of the South Asia Free Media Association for the South Asia Media Commission.
She won the 2008 International Women's Media Foundation
International Women's Media Foundation
The International Women’s Media Foundation , located in Washington, DC, is a network of thousands of left-wing women journalists working internationally to elevate the status of women in the media. The IWMF has created groundbreaking programs to help women in the media develop practical solutions...
Courage in Journalism Award and an International Press Freedom Award
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment. Created in 1991, the awards are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists....
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. The latter award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.