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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who of the following has been chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize?
A
Mazen Darwish
B
Mahmoud Abu Zeid
C
Kyaw Soe Oo
D
Dawit Isaak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize 2019 has been awarded to Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Kyo Soe and Wa Lone (Myanmar).

Detailed explanation-3: -The UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize was established in 1997 by UNESCO’s Executive Board in Memory of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession.

Detailed explanation-4: -Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.

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