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THE GERD BUCERIUS PRIZEFREE PRESS In EASTERn EUROPETHE FRITT ORD FOUnDATIOn PRIZEFREE PRESS In RUSSIA

Call for applications 2014

| Frangiza Huseynova (accepted the prize on behalf of her son Mehman Huseynov), Tahmina Tagizade, Sergey Leschenko, Alexander Golts, State Secretary Gry Larsen from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vyacheslav Levin (Yakutsk Vecherniy) and Elena Kostyuchenko

T h e pr iz e s

Quality, professionalism and courage are characteristics that distinguish the journalists who receive the Gerd Bucerius Prize Free Press in Eastern Europe and the Fritt Ord Foundation Prize Free Press in Russia. Since 2000, the ZEIT-Stiftung has awarded prizes to newspapers and journalists who strive to promote a free press, free speech and liberal civil societies in the transition states of Eastern Europe. Since 2004, the ZEIT-Stiftung has awarded press prizes in collaboration with the Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo.“Those who submit nominations, jury members and both foundations all share a common goal: We aspire to draw attention to journalists and media which in an honest, brave and consistent manner strive to promote independent jour-nalism, that practice independent journalism”, comments Theo Sommer, Editor-at-Large of DIE ZEIT and chair of the jury for the press prizes. The Gerd Bucerius Prize Free Press in Eastern Europe and the Fritt Ord Foundation Prize Free Press in Russia are intended to strengthen the independent role of journalists, despite reprisals and financial difficulties, and to encourage people not to let themselves be intimidated by censorship and to resist self-censorship.Several prizes are made available each year to newspapers or Internet media, including at least one for a medium in Russia. In addition, special prizes are usually awarded to journalists.The prize laureates themselves decide how the money will be spent, as long as it benefits the individual newspaper or journalist.

C all fo r appli C aT i o ns

The press prizes are primarily intended for newspapers, Internet media and journalists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The foundations would like to express their support for newspapers and journalists in larger cities as well as for regional media aimed at strengthening the press in rural areas. The newspapers should demonstrate broad editorial ini-tiatives in at least three areas, one of which should be for-eign policy. They should be able to demonstrate balanced coverage of political, cultural, economic and social affairs. They must show a commitment to democracy, international understanding and freedom of expression. The newspapers must have been published for at least one year, and be able to demonstrate a circulation of at least 5000 copies at the time the nominations are submitted.nominations, accompanied by explanations of the reasons for the nominations, will be accepted until 30 october 2013, and newspapers or sample articles should be attached (contact address: The Fritt Ord Foundation, Bente Roalsvig, Uranien borg veien 2, nO-0258 Oslo). nominations must contain information about the publisher, editorial board, circulation statistics and the newspaper‘s history, as well as an evaluation of the newspaper. A newspaper may not nominate itself.The decisions will be taken by an independent jury consist-ing of Dr Falk Bomsdorf, Munich; Prof. Dr Jo Groebel, Berlin; Stefanie Schiffer, Berlin; Dr Theo Sommer, Hamburg; Vibeke Sperling, Oslo / Copenhagen; Michael Thumann, Berlin; Reinhard Veser, Frankfurt am Main.The prizes will be awarded in June 2014 in Hamburg. The jury‘s decisions are final.

| Stefanie Schiffer and Elena Kostyuchenko

pr ize l au r e aT e s 2013

elena Kostyuchenko, MoscowElena Kostyuchenko (1987) is one of the most talented younger investigative journalists in Russia. She has worked for Novaya Gazeta since the age of 17, and she also has her own blog. She covers an impressive variety of topics, rang-ing from the case of Mikhail Beketov and the Khimki Forest to the Kushchevskaya massacre. She writes about the lives of prostitutes who work along the main highways, and about run-down hospitals. She is a bold champion of gay rights. Kostyuchenko was the first journalist to write about the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. By covering cases that draw attention to the link between organised crime and government corruption, she moves through dangerous territory. She has been both beaten and arrested for her journalistic activities.

alexander Golts, MoscowAlexander Golts (1955) is a political commentator and acting editor-in-chief of the critical online newspaper Ezhenedelny Zhurnal. He is an outstanding communicator on issues involving armament and the armed forces, which is sensi-tive terrain for a journalist to navigate in Russia. Despite years of resistance and attacks, Golts has continued to abide by the principle of remaining faithful to the facts. His strength lies in his level-headed analytical presentations. Golts writes deeply-appreciated articles about the develop-ment of Russian domestic and foreign policy that are also available in English in The Moscow Times.

| Elena Kostyuchenko, Alexander Golts

Yakutsk Vecherniy, YakutskThe weekly newspaper Yakutsk Vecherniy has been pub-lished since 1994 in the Yakutsk region of northern Siberia. Under the leadership of Editor-in-chief Maria Ivanova, the intrepid, voluminous regional newspaper covers both environmental destruction and corruption. In the winter of 2011/2012, the newspaper sent its own correspondent to Moscow to cover the demonstrations in the capital city. The newspaper has previously got involved in raising a memorial to Stalin. In 2005, the weekly newspaper sued the city administration for excessive taxation of the citizenry. Several lawsuits have been filed against the newspaper, and its journalists are used to attempts on the part of state agencies to control them.

sergey leschenko, KievSergey Leschenko (1980) from Kiev is one of the best investigative journalists in Ukraine. He writes for the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, where he is also acting editor. Leschenko is one of the most active bloggers in the same newspaper. He files detailed reports on matters such as corruption among the power elite. In connection with the preparations for the soccer world championships in 2012, he wrote a number of critical articles about who got awarded contracts and what they earned on them. As a journalist, he is impartial, giving precedence to objective descriptions. He has a firm grasp of the political situation in Ukraine, and maintains the necessary distance from both the govern-ment and the opposition.

| Sergey Leschenko, Vyacheslav Levin (Yakutsk Vecherniy)

Tahmina Tagizade, GanjaTahmina Tagizade (1982) is above all active as an independ-ent, experienced journalist in the provincial town of Ganja and the surrounding region in northern Azerbaijan. She has championed the rights of the general public, often at great cost to her personally. Despite reprisals on the part of a conservative, authoritarian administration, Tagizade con-tinues tirelessly in the pursuit of her journalistic activities. She has her own blog, in which she shows herself to be an astute commentator and observer. For years, she has been a coordinator, journalist and editor at the Ganja Media Centre. Among other places, she currently works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – Radio Azadliq as the Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellow, a distinction granted by RFE/RL and the Czech authorities, and for the website civil-forum.az as a video editor.

Mehman huseynov, BakuMehman Huseynov (1990) is a photojournalist whose expressive photos and videos portray different aspects of Azerbaijan. His photojournalism often documents abuses of human rights. His documentation of the demolition of dwellings in connection with the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku in 2012 and of the demonstrations was greatly appreciated by the general public, but his work landed him in prison for hooliganism. He was released the next day, but was later charged with several crimes. Huseynov has his own YouTube channel, and works for the Institute for Reporter's Freedom and Safety as well as for the news agency Turan.

| Tahmina Tagizade

e ar li e r pr iz e l au r e aT e s

A1+, Edik Baghdasaryan, Marianna Grigoryan armenia

AnTV Online TV, Azadliq, natiq Cavadli, Shahvalad Chobanoglu, Zamin Haji, Mehman Huseynov, Khadija Ismayilova, Rauf Mirkadirov, Tahmina Tagizade, TURAn azerbaijan

BelaPAn, Belarusskaja Delovaja Gazeta, Belarusskij Rynok, Borisovskije novosti, Brestkij Kurier, CDMAG, Gazeta Slonimskaja, Intex-Press, Ejednevnik, Svetlana Kalinkina, Valerij Karbalevitsj, Maryna Koktysh, Mikola Markevitsch, narodnaja Volja, nasha niva, novy Chas, Salidarnasts, Svobodnyje novosti, Asya Tretjuk, Vitebskij Kurjer Belarus

Sega Bulgaria

Batumelebi, Liberali, Resonansi, 24 Saati Georgia

Diena, Veidas lithuania

Cristian Tudor Popescu romania

Arsenjevskije Vesti, Mikhail Beketov, Chernovik, The Russian-Chechnian news agency, DOSH, Inform Polis, natalja Ivanishina, Victoria Ivleva-York, Kavkazskij Uzel (Caucasian Knot), Königsberger Express, Alexander Golts, Elena Kostyuchenko, Veronika Koutsyllo, Elena Larionova, Julia Latynina, Moy Gorod Bez Zenzury, nevskoje Vremja, The new Times, novaja Gazeta, natalia novozhilova, novoje Vremja, Semen novoprudskij, Obschtschaja Gazeta, Olga Romanova, Veronika Shakhova, Roman Shleynov, Sovetskaya Kalmykiya Segodnya, Zoya Svetova, Svesda, Svobodny Kurs, Fatima Tlisova, Tsjetsjenskoje Obsjestvo, Vyborgskiye Vedomosti Yakutsk Vercherniy russia

Express, natalja Ligachova, Molodej Bukowinez, Sergey Leschenko, Vysokij Zamok, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrainskyi Tyzhden, Zerkalo nedeli ukraine

T h e fr i T T o r d fo u n daT i o n

The Fritt Ord Foundation was established by the narvesen Kioskkompani (the narvesen Kiosk Company) in 1974. The paramount object of the Foundation is to protect and promote freedom of expression and its conditions, espe-cially by encouraging lively debate and the bold use of free speech. The Fritt Ord Foundation administrates funding for projects in the programme areas Information and the Public Debate, Grants and Education, Art and Culture, and Media and Democracy, including for example, funding for the Free Word Centre, London, and the media organisation the Democratic Voice of Burma, which is headquartered in Oslo.The Board of Trustees of the Fritt Ord Foundation is com-prised of former Supreme Court Justice Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn (Chair of the Board), Professor Grete Brochmann (Deputy Chair), Managing Director Christian Bjelland, Professor Liv Bliksrud, Attorney Alexandra Bech Gjørv, Professor and Executive Director Guri Hjeltnes, Journalist and Author Frank Rossavik and Author and Foreign Corre-spondent Sigrun Slapgard. Erik Rudeng is the Foundation's executive director. Bente Roalsvig is project director.

T h e ze i T-s T i f T u n G

The private non-profit ZEIT-Stiftung was founded in 1971 by Gerd Bucerius. Its objective is to promote the development of the civil society. The ZEIT-Stiftung's programme areas encompass scholarship and research, arts and culture, and education and training. The flagships among the Foundation's commitments are the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and the arts venue known as the Bucerius Kunst Forum, located in the heart of that Hanseatic city.The following are members of the Board of Trustees of theZEIT-Stiftung: Prof. Dres. h.c. Manfred Lahnstein (ExecutiveChair), Dr. Karl-Joachim Dreyer, Giovanni di Lorenzo,Dr. Siegfried Luther, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hubert Markl,Professor Jobst Plog, Christina Rau, Bundeskanzler a.D.(former Chancellor of the Republic) Helmut Schmidt,Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Karsten Schmidt, Dr. Theo Sommer,Bundesfinanzminister a.D. (former Minister of Finance ofthe Republic) Peer Steinbrück, Dr. Henning Voscherau,and Dipl.-Kfm. Bernd Wrede. The Board of Directorsis comprised of Prof. Dr. Michael Göring (Chair), Dipl.-Kfm.Michael Berndt, and Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Karsten Schmidt.The Gerd Bucerius Prize Free Press in Eastern Europe is coordinated by Frauke Hamann, programme director at the ZEIT-Stiftung. The Fritt Ord Foundation Prizes Free Press in Russia are coordinated by Bente Roalsvig, project director at the Fritt Ord Foundation.

Hamburg and Oslo September 2013

The Fritt Ord FoundationUranienborgveien 2, nO-0258 Oslo, norwayTelephone: +47 230 14646, Fax: +47 230 14647www.fritt-ord.noEmail: bente.roalsvig@fritt-ord.nopost@fritt-ord.no

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