Algeria
Mr. Hamdi Baala, reporter for HuffPost Algeria and host of “Offshore,” a politics show on Radio M in Algiers.
Belarus
Ms. Hanna Liubakova, freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belsat TV and other media outlets in Minsk.
Bulgaria
Mr. Rosen Tsvetkov, investigative journalist, news reporter and producer of documentaries for bTV in Sofia.
Finland
Ms. Saara Koho, reporter and columnist for Talouselama, a weekly business magazine in Helsinki.
Hungary
Mr. Gergő Plankó, journalist, video reporter and editor at 444.hu, an online digital platform in Budapest.
India
Mr. Hakeem Irfan, investigative reporter and special correspondent in Kashmir for The Economic Times newspaper in Srinagar.
Romania
Ms. Sorana Stanescu, managing editor and coordinator of editorial beat covering rural development for DoR (Decat o Revista), a nonprofit media organization in Bucharest.
South Africa
Ms. Kate Bartlett, correspondent for Southern and East Africa for Deutsche Presse Agentur (Dpa) in Johannesburg.
Uganda
Mr. Martin Kibaba, editorial manager, reporter and talk-show host at LifeFm radio in Kampala.
Uruguay
Ms. María Luján Scarpinelli, editor and multimedia journalist for Latin America at Agence France-Presse (AFP), in Montevideo.