Cyril Almeida Current Affairs, GK & News

Cyril Almeida named IPIs 2019 World Press Freedom Hero

April 28, 2019

Cyril Almeida, Pakistani journalist has been named as the International Press Institute’s 2019 World Press Freedom Hero. He is known for his courageous and hard-hitting coverage of civil-military tensions in the South Asian country. He has been conferred with this award for his tenacious coverage of the Pakistani state’s patronage of militant groups. He has ..

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Cyril Almeida wins 2019 IPI World Press Freedom Hero award

April 25, 2019

Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida has won the World Press Freedom Hero award of The International Press Institute (IPI) for his critical and tenacious coverage of the civil-military relations in Pakistan. Almeida is an assistant editor and columnist at Pakistani daily ‘Dawn’ & is currently facing sedition charges in the country. The IPI is a global ..

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