Sunday Times
WASHINGTON, Oct 2, 2009 (AFP) – J.S. Tissainayagam, a Tamil reporter and editor serving a 20-year prison sentence in Sri Lanka, was awarded the first Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism on Friday.
His wife, Ronnate Tissainayagam, accepted the award at a ceremony at the National Press Club, named for a 30-year veteran of Agence France-Presse who died last year.