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Anna Politkovskaya Award, Reach All women in War winner, journalism services to human
Anna Politkovskaya Award, Reach All women in War winners, features, goals, standards in journalism, services to the humanity
The prestigious annual global award was instituted in the memory of a Russian investigative reporter and political activist, Anna Politkovskaya.
Politkovskaya was assassinated in Moscow at the age of 48 on 7 October 2006 to silence her courageous reporting about the second war in Chechnya province of Russia and for exposing corruption.
The Politkovskaya award is conferred annually by a London-based non-governmental organization RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in War).
The organization supports women human rights defenders and victims of war.
The Politkovskaya award aims to honor the women who work towards upholding the human dignity, especially of women and children in conflict zones, often at great personal risk.
In 2016, to mark the tenth anniversary of the prize, an additional special award was instituted to honor someone from Russia who, like Anna Politkovskaya.
Anna Politkovskaya has worked to build peace in conflict zones and help civilians trapped between opposing armed forces.
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the killing of Anna Politkovskaya.