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The Belarusian journalist and author Svetlana Alexiévich has nice worldwide recognition. Among his works, what stands out probably the most are the documentary novels similar to ‘Voices from Chernobyl’ or ‘The End of Homo Sovieticus’. Her agency protection of human rights, in addition to her participation within the Coordinating Committee of the Opposition to Belarusian dictator Alexandr Lukashenko, have led her to exile resulting from persecution by the Belarusian authorities.

Writer, journalist and former Nicaraguan vp through the Sandinista revolution, one of many nice references of Ibero-American literature. His work and journalistic essays stand out for his or her protection of democracy and freedom, with a important strategy that has led him to dwell in exile in Spain. He has been a columnist for EL PAÍS for greater than thirty years.

American journalist and editor. One of probably the most outstanding figures in investigative journalism and an amazing defender of the independence of the career within the face of pressures and adjustments. Throughout his profession he was in control of vital newspapers similar to ‘The Boston Globe’ and ‘The Washington Post’. Under his path, these media shops promoted main investigations that earned them as much as 18 Pulitzer Prizes, the very best recognized being the ‘Spotlight’ case.