JournalismPakistan.com
June 05, 2019

ISLAMABAD – Cyril Almeida, an assistant editor at Dawn newspaper, was on Wednesday awarded the International Press Institute (IPI) 71st World Press Freedom Hero Award at a ceremony in Geneva.

“It's an honour to recognize the courageous journalism done by Cyril and his newspaper,” the IPI said on Twitter.  “We’re proud to award the 2019 IPI World #PressFreedom Hero award to #Pakistan’s Cyril Almeida (@cyalm), columnist and assistant editor for @dawn_com.”

The IPI had named Almeida as its 71^st World Press Freedom Hero in April.

We're proud to award the 2019 IPI World #PressFreedom Hero award to #Pakistan's Cyril Almeida (@cyalm), columnist and assistant editor for @dawn_com. 👏 #IPIWoCo

It's an honour to recognize the courageous journalism done by Cyril and his newspaper. pic.twitter.com/vCSQqUNMvZ

— IPI (@globalfreemedia) June 5, 2019

The award honors journalists who have made significant contributions to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the face of considerable personal risk.

Almeida is a Rhodes scholar with a law degree from Oxford University. He briefly worked as a lawyer in Pakistan before entering journalism.

Photo courtesy: IPI