Umar Cheema for 2011 CPJ International Press Freedom Award

Umer Cheema

New York, October 4, 2011--Four outstanding journalists who have endured and defied media repression in Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico, and Pakistan will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists' 2011 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism.

The awardees--Mansoor al-Jamri (Al-Wasat, Bahrain), Natalya Radina (Charter 97, Belarus), Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas (Ríodoce, Mexico), and Umar Cheema (The News, Pakistan)--have faced recrimination for their work, including harassment, assault, kidnapping, torture, and censorship.

All of the winners will be honored at CPJ's annual awards ceremony in New York City on November 22, 2011

News Details: CJP official website