(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Turkish journalist Ahmet Şik laureate of UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014 An international, independent jury of media professionals has named Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Şik the winner of the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Şik, 44, is an ardent defender of freedom of expression, and has devoted his career to denouncing corruption and human rights abuses. Between 1991 and 2011 he wrote for several Turkish newspapers, including Cumhurriyet, Evrensel, Yeni Yuzyl and, more recently,...
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