On November 20, editor-in-chief of Russian Novaya Gazeta together with three journalists from Pakistan, China, and Mexico were honored by the Committee to Protect Journalists with 2007 International Press Freedom Awards.

“This is an exceptional group of courageous journalists from some of the most dangerous countries for reporters on earth,” CPJ Board Chairman Paul Steiger said in announcing the awards. “We honor their commitment to reporting the news in the face of tremendous risk.”
CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said: “With these awards, CPJ hopes to spotlight countries with poor press freedom records and strengthen protections for journalists worldwide.”

“These journalists are being honored not only for the extraordinary stories they have reported but also because of their courageous fight for press freedom,” added Joel Simon.