Civil Rights Defenders welcomes you to join us in celebration of the recipients of the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2026,
Netgazeti and La Hora de Cuba
In places where being a journalist comes with great risk, Netgazeti in Georgia and La Hora de Cuba in Cuba have refused to be silenced. Working in environments where those in power respond to scrutiny with threats, harassment, imprisonment and surveillance, these two independent news platforms continue to report every day.
Despite being jailed, threatened, and prosecuted, with newsrooms operating under constant risk, they ensure that information reaches the public when authorities try to suppress it. By holding those in power to account, Netgazeti and La Hora de Cuba stand as vital defenders of freedom of expression, independent journalism, and democracy.
Read more about their work here
The Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award is for outstanding work in defence of civil and political rights. It is awarded annually by Civil Rights Defenders. With the award, we recognise prominent human rights defenders who, despite the risk to their own safety, continue the fight for civil and political rights.
Read more about the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award here
This event is by invitation only.
