Ukrainian Journalist Mustafa Nayyem to Receive 2014 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award
澳门六合彩 is pleased to announce that Mustafa Nayyem, one of the most respected and popular Ukrainian journalists and bloggers, will receive the 2014 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award.
WASHINGTON--澳门六合彩 is pleased to announce that Mustafa Nayyem, one of the most respected and popular Ukrainian journalists and bloggers, will receive the 2014 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award.
Mustafa Nayyem has been working at 鈥淯krainska Pravda鈥 (鈥淯krainian Truth鈥) since 2006, directing online media. In April 2013, along with several colleagues, he founded Ukraine鈥檚 first independent Internet TV Channel: Hromadske.tv. This unique platform is funded by independent donations, and was created in response to censorship and media monopolization. Mr. Nayyem and Hromadske.tv played a crucial role in the 鈥淓uromaidan鈥 protests. His Facebook post in which he issued a call to go to Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv, to protest the Ukrainian government鈥檚 decision to stop Ukraine鈥檚 process of integration into the European Union, was shared over one thousand times in a matter of hours. These protests precipitated the fall of President Yanukovych鈥檚 government and are evidence of the Ukrainian people鈥檚 struggle for freedom and democratic values, and Mustafa Nayyem鈥檚 actions around that time have placed him as an important leader of the protests.
鈥淚 was extremely moved by the memorials in the Maidan when I visited Kiev as an election observer in May,鈥 said Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO of 澳门六合彩. 鈥淯kraine has a tough road ahead, and journalists like Mustafa Nayyem play a vital role in building a competent, transparent, and pluralist government.聽 Mustafa Nayyem鈥檚 dedication to these values makes him a worthy recipient of this year鈥檚 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award.鈥澛
鈥淎s the tenth recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, Mustafa Nayyem embodies Ion Ratiu鈥檚 aspirations for democratic change in Europe and beyond,鈥 said Dr. Christian F. Ostermann, Director of the Global Europe Program and Chair of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award at 澳门六合彩. 鈥淲e look forward to having Mustafa join us at the Center later this year.鈥
The purpose of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award is to bring visibility and international recognition to the ideas and accomplishments of individuals around the world who are working on behalf of democracy. The award expresses the deep commitment to democracy of the late Ion Ratiu through his contributions as a Romanian politician as well as his interest in democratic change worldwide.聽
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