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Investigative Reporter Dedicates Award to Russian Whistleblower
Knight International Journalism Award recipient Roman Anin paid tribute to Sergei Magnitsky, who “sacrificed his life for the truth” by revealing that millions went missing from the Russian treasury.
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Journalist honored for reporting Russian graft
A Russian journalist who reported on the tax fraud uncovered by murdered lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been awarded the 2013 Knight International Journalism Award.
Roman Anin writes for Novaya Gazeta.
He began a series of reports in 2011 that told how a $230 million tax fraud uncovered by Magnitsky was orchestrated.
Anin also reported that similar frauds continued after Magnitsky’s death.
Magnitsky was jailed without trial after he said Russian officials were helping gangsters collect fraudulent tax refunds. He died after nearly a year in jail in 2009 after being denied medical attention.
One of Anin’s articles described how tax officials connected with the frauds were later promoted to senior positions at the Russian Defense Ministry.
Five journalists at Anin’s paper, Novaya Gazeta, have been murdered for their work since 2000, according to the International Center for Journalists.
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Honour for journalist who helped expose high-level Russian corruption
Evening Standard
A Russian journalist has won a prestigious award for helping to expose high-level corruption in the country.
Roman Anin, who writes for the Russian daily newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was presented with the 2013 Knight International Journalism Award for his investigative reporting of a case uncovered by a lawyer who later died in police custody.
Sergei Magnitsky exposed the biggest known tax fraud in Russian history, a theft of $230 million from the national treasury by Russian officials and organised criminals, which ended up in off-shore accounts and shell companies throughout Europe.
After exposing the crime, Mr Magnitsky was arrested, tortured to retract his testimony and died in custody. Since his death, Russian authorities have exonerated all officials he named from any wrongdoing.
In 2011, three years after the crime was exposed, Mr Anin began writing a series of explosive reports about the theft uncovered by Mr Magnitsky and how the crimes continued after his death.
Four of his colleagues have been murdered but Mr Anin continued to document corruption among the Russian elite. The Knight award recognises excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world, said the International Centre for Journalists, which made the announcement.
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Intrepid Investigative Reporters in Russia and Pakistan Win Premier International Journalism Award
A reporter investigating corruption in Russia and a seasoned Pakistani journalist known for courageous muckraking reports have won the 2013 Knight International Journalism Award, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced. The award recognizes excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Roman Anin, a reporter for Russia’s daily Novaya Gazeta, has demonstrated how Russian companies and officials have created a culture of corruption that reaches far beyond the country’s borders. Umar Cheema, an investigative reporter for Pakistan’s largest English-language daily, The News, has set a new standard for courage and quality journalism in a country where reporters are routinely attacked and murdered.
“These top-notch investigative journalists define bravery,” said ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan. “Their pursuit of the truth, despite serious threats, is inspiring. They fearlessly expose abuses and ultimately change policies.”
The award is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which funds ICFJ’s Knight International Journalism Fellowships Program. The fellows seed new ideas and services that deepen coverage, expand news delivery and engage citizens in the editorial process.
Four of Anin’s colleagues at Novaya Gazeta have been murdered in the last decade, but Anin remains undaunted. He continues to document high-level corruption through his work with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
His dogged reporting led to documents and data showing nearly $1 billion had vanished from Russia’s budget over a five-year period. It ended up in a maze of offshore accounts and shell companies throughout Europe, some of it traced to Russian officials and their relatives. Anin’s work sparked investigations in five countries and the European Union.
He has helped break stories in the Financial Times, the BBC and Sveriges Television (SVT), Sweden’s public broadcaster. SVT collaborated with Anin on a story that revealed corruption in a deal between Swedish telecom TeliaSonera and the daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov. The report led to the resignation of the telecom’s CEO.
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