The Freedom Forum invites you to meet outstanding champions of free expression and the First Amendment at the 2023 Free Expression Awards.

Join us on Thursday, June 8 to celebrate this year’s honorees.

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HONOREES

Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader

Accepted by Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for Alexey Navalny

Maria Hinojosa, founder, Futuro Media Group

Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media

Brooklyn Public Library

Accepted by President and CEO Linda E. Johnson and Chief Librarian Nick Higgins

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Austin Tice, Washington Post contributor and freelance journalist

Representing all journalists who are jailed or unjustly held around the world

Accepted by Paul Beckett, Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief, and Sally Buzbee, Washington Post executive editor

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EVENT CHAIRS

Barbara and Christopher Wall

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• Important Event Details
• Legal Filming Notice

Stay tuned for more important details, including COVID-19 safety measures, as the event approaches.

ASL interpreters will be provided upon request. Please email Elizabeth Dickson at edickson@freedomforum.org no later than May 8 with your request.