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Fatima Tlisova

An an investigative journalist, researcher and expert on human rights issues in the North Caucasus region of Russia, Tlisova is being honored for courageous reporting in the face of severe intimidation and physical assaults.

She has written extensively on abuses suffered during military operations in the area; torture and disappearances; corruption; Circassian nationalism; women’s rights; censorship; and the role of Islam in regional affairs. She also has led several training workshops for journalists in the North Caucuses and served as editor in chief of the North Caucasian bureau of the REGNUM News Agency for three years.

The Nieman Class of 2009 chose Tlisova — their own classmate — for the award.

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