Call for Nominations
June 3, 2005

In recognition of their courage and determination, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) bestows two International Press Freedom Awards every year. In 2004, CJFE honoured journalists from Zimbabwe and Tunisia.

The winner of the award will be a journalist who:
" reports on human rights issues or other issues, or from regions or countries, not often covered by other media;
" demonstrates a commitment to human rights by reporting without bias, sexism, racism, etc.;
" has not won a major press freedom award from another organization;
" will benefit from international exposure due to the difficulty/threats caused by their work;
" has overcome enormous odds simply to produce the news;
" and has taken personal risks or suffered physical reprisals for working as a journalist

This award is also open to individual media outlets. To be eligible for an award, applicants must be nominated by an organisation or individual. Self-nominations are not accepted.

When making a nomination, please send a cover letter, biographical information on the nominee, along with samples of the nominee's work and contact details.

Each award consists of a framed plaque and cash prize of CDN$3,000. They will be presented to the winner at a ceremony in Toronto on November 1, 2005.

Submissions must reach CJFE by July 31, 2005

For further information or to submit a nomination, please contact Julie Payne at CJFE, 489 College Street, Suite 403, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5 Canada, tel: +1 416 515 9622, fax: +1 416 515 7879, e-mail: jpayne@cjfe.org.