BIRN Wins Austria’s Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Award

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Austria awarded on Thursday Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) its prestigious Press Freedom Award – A Signal for Europe – for courageous investigative journalism in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and its dedication to the fight for human rights, democracy and justice for the victims of war crimes.

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BIRN’d regional director, Marija Ristic, described the award as an honour and encouragement. She said she felt “honoured by this acknowledgement from our Austrian colleagues. It is an encouragement, and it gives us more motivation to continue with our uncompromising reporting.”

“It supports us in our endeavour to make our societies more democratic and hold power to account,” she added, as quoted by BIRN website.

During the ceremony held online because of the COVID-19 restrictions, the award also specifically honoured BIRN’s founder, Gordana Igric, the organisation’s regional director until May 2018, for her pioneering work in establishing the network, BIRN reported.

The Austrian branch of Reporters Without Borders, RSF, gives the Press Freedom Award – A Signal for Europe every year.

The Paris-based RSF is a leading international non-profit and non-governmental organisation. It is dedicated to safeguarding the right to freedom of information, to promoting free, independent and pluralistic journalism and to defending media workers.

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