Three female journalists, from Malta, Saudi Arabia, and
Vietnam have received this year's press freedom prizes awarded by the
NGO Reporters Without Borders. Two were not allowed to travel to collect
their award.
Only Caroline Muscat was able to appear in person to collect her "Prize for
Independence." Vietnamese blogger Pham Doan Trang, who won the "Prize
for Impact," and Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Eman al-Nafjan,
winner of the "Prize for Courage," both remain barred from leaving
their countries, their websites blocked, and under constant threat of
detention and harassment.