3 Imprisoned Iranian Female Journalists Win Top UN Prize
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The winners are Niloufar Hamedi who broke the news that Mahsa Amini died while being held by the morality police for wearing her headscarf too loosely, Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini's funeral, and activist Narges Mohammadi, who worked for years as a journalist
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The winners are Niloufar Hamedi who broke the news that Mahsa Amini died while being held by the morality police for wearing her headscarf too loosely, Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini's funeral, and activist Narges Mohammadi, who worked for years as a journalist
Winners are Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who covered the death of woman in police custody, and Narges Mohammadi, one of the country's most prominent activists
The United Nations announced Tuesday night that its premier prize for press freedom has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian female journalists “for their commitment to truth and accountability.”
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