THE National has been shortlisted for two prestigious Amnesty International Media Awards for our Gaza coverage.
The awards, which celebrate outstanding human rights journalism, span 10 categories with pieces selected from over 200 entries by an internal panel of experts from Amnesty International.
The charity said it represents the “very best of human rights journalism from the last year”, across a broad range of global human rights issues from a variety of outlets.
Our political reporter James Walker is up for the Gaby Rado New Journalist award for his work on the Gaza family visa campaign, including this investigation into how two Palestinians died while waiting for the Home Office to waive “cruel” fingerprint rules.
The National has also been nominated in the Nations and Regions category for our frontpage in which we published a timeline of a year of Israel's bombardment of Gaza (below).
A release announcing the nominees added: “At a time when journalism has never been more important, Amnesty International UK is delighted to honour the brilliant and brave work of journalists who use their voices and platforms to speak truth to power and shine a light on injustice around the world – often while putting their own lives at risk.”
The winners will be announced at a ceremony taking place on June 4 2025. The ceremony will also be live-streamed.
