#Nelson Mandela – Graca Machel Innovation Awards
Egyptian human rights defender, journalist, and chief editor of the Al Bedaiah online newspaper Khaled Elbalshy won the 2017 Individual Activist award of the Nelson Mandela – Graca Machel Innovation Awards on Monday. “In a nation where media freedom is under constant attack, Khaled has boldly and relentlessly pursued the cause of free speech, despite facing personal judicial and online harassment,” the award website reads. “He established the Front to Defend Journalists and Freedoms, which has succeeded in having several journalists…