Swedish Publicists' Association
organization for free speech in Sweden
The Swedish Publicists' Association (Swedish: Publicistklubben) is a Swedish organisation devoted to promoting freedom of the press and free speech in journalism.
The Association was founded in Stockholm in 1874 and today it has approximately 5,200 members and seven chapters in different regions of Sweden. It arranges debates on current topics and hands out prizes as well as scholarships, funded by a donation from Lars Johan Hierta.
Prizes
Freedom of Speech prize
This prize is given in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, the murdered Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist.
2015: Khadija Ismayilova
2013: Michail Afanasiev
2012: Johan Persson, Jonas Fahlman & Martin Schibbye
2011: Fredrik Gertten
2010: Amun Abdullahi Mohamed
2009: Elin Jönsson
2008: Ulf Johansson, editor-in-chief, Nerikes Allehanda newspaper.
2007: Dawit Isaak
References
"Publicistklubben". Nordisk familjebok. 1915. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.
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