News Center- The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has chosen Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi for the 2023 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.

“Hamedi and Mohammadi were among the first journalists to cover Amini’s death after she was detained by Iran’s morality police. Hamedi and Mohammedi’s reporting and photos led to their arrest. Six months later, they remain in jail because of their journalism,” said the statement released by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism extends an open-ended invitation to Hamedi and Mohammedi to personally attend a ceremony at Harvard to accept their award after they are released from prison.

Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are also the winners of the 2023 International Press Freedom Award of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) for their courage and serve as a reminder of both the power of the press and the fragility of its freedom.