Thousands of cases of sexual violence were documented during the war in Tigray (2020 - 2022), many women reported having been gang raped.Thousands of cases of sexual violence were documented during the war in Tigray (2020 - 2022), many women reported having been gang raped.Lucy Kassa (Tigray/Ethiopia), Anna Politkovskaya Award 2023Winners of the Anna Politkovskaya Award of RAW in WARSvetlana Gannuskina (Russia) and Tetiana Sokolova (Ukraine) 2022 Anna Politkovskaya Award winners.Tetiana Sokolova (Ukraine) is the recipient of the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2022.Svetlana Gannushkina (Russian Federation) is the recipient of the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2022.Fawzia Koofi (AFGHANISTAN) receives the 2021 Anna Politkovskaya Award!Radhya Almutawakel speaks at the UN about human rights violations in Yemen.Yemeni Human Rights Defender Radhya Almutawakel campaigns for an end to the humanitarian crisis in YemenSky News Special Correspondent, Alex Crawford, received the 2019 #AnnaPolitkovskayaAwardSky News Special Correspondent, Alex Crawford at #RefusingtobeSilenced #AnnaPolitkovskayaAwardAnother powerful event at #WOWLND#RAWinWAR is honoured to announce Svetlana Alexievich will deliver the inaugural Anna Politkovskaya Memorial Lecture on 9 October, at the British Library in London
Natalia Estemirova (Russia/Chechnya) was abducted and killed on 15th of July 2009 for exposing the truth about the war in Chechnya
Natalia Estemirova (Russia/Chechnya) receives the first Anna Politkovskaya Award at the Frontline Club in London in 2007
Binalakshmi Nepram from Manipur (India) is the 2018 Anna Politkovskaya Award winner
Binalakshmi Nepram, 2018 Anna Politkovskaya Award winner, helps women survivors of gun violence in Manipur (India)
RAW in WAR calls on the government of India to put an end to the persecution, killings and intimidation of women human rights defenders, like Binalakshmi Nepram from Manipur
Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus) receives the 2018 Anna Politkovskaya Award
Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus)is the winner of 2018 Anna Politkovskaya Award for bravely speaking out about injustices and giving voice to those trapped in conflict
Shanti Mohila [Peace Women] (Myanmar/Bangladesh): Brave Voices Refusing To Be Silenced
GULALAI ISMAIL (Pakistan) receives 2017 Anna Politkovskaya Award at the WOW Festival London 2018GULALAI ISMAIL (Pakistan) makes profound acceptance speech at the WOW Festival London 2018"REFUSING TO BE SILENCED 2018" at WOW Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London, 10th March 2018GULALAI ISMAIL (Pakistan) receives 2017 Anna Politkovskaya Award!GAURI LANKESH honoured with the 2017 Anna Politkovskaya AwardJamalida Begum (Myanmar/Bangladesh): A Brave Voice Refusing To Be SilencedValentina Cherevatenko (Russia) and Jineth Bedoya Lima (Columbia) receive Anna Politkovskaya Award at "Refusing To Be Silenced" 2017
To support female human rights defenders working in countries where there is war and conflict and help to end the abuse and persecution against them.
To work directly with women who are active in their communities in order to strengthen and enable their work on behalf of women and girl victims of conflict.
To carry out its work in areas of conflict, or "forgotten conflict", where there is limited or no support from the major humanitarian agencies and organisations.
To mark the anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder on 7th October 2006, and to honour Anna and other women like her in the world, RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in WAR) annually presents the Anna Politkovskaya Award to a woman human rights defender from a conflict zone who, like Anna, stands up for the victims of conflict, often at great personal risk. Anna lived a life of courage and truth-telling in the face of grave danger, just like her friend and the first recipient of the Anna Politkovskaya Award, Natalia Estemirova, who was murdered on 15 July 2009.
Refusing to be Silenced returns to London’s WOW Festival
Who are the women who risk their lives to speak the truth?
RAW in WAR "Refusing To Be Silenced" brings together international women of courage who stand for human rights and justice in war and conflict zones around the world.
This is a platform through which human rights abuses against women and girls can be discussed, and has included previous Anna Politkovskaya Award winners. Our events enable others to hear from these often, ordinary women who find themselves in exceptional circumstances where they decide to rise to the challenge. Our aim is to share their experiences and voices with a wider audience and enable a discussion, which we hope will inspire others to take action in their own communities.
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