Gongadze Award commemorates murdered journalist, awards best in profession

Ukrainian journalists and writers gathered in central Kyiv on May 21 to commemorate Georgiy Gongadze, the Ukrainian-Georgian journalist murdered in 2000 over his reporting, and to award the first Georgiy Gongadze Award.

Gongadze’s murder is still not fully solved, the consequences of which contribute to an environment where journalists and activists continue to face threats, intimidation, and potentially fatal attacks for their work in Ukraine.