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Aya Mansour Wins 2025 Kurt Schork Award for Journalism

2/12/2026

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Aya Mansour, a journalist for Independent Arabia, won the 2025 Kurt Schork Memorial Award for International Journalism.
She was recognized in the Local Reporter category for investigative work in Iraq, including "Humiliation as a Doctrine" exposing abuse in military colleges.
The accolade enhances Independent Arabia's recognition, joining the World Press Freedom Hero award and other honors.

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Story summary

Aya Mansour, a journalist for Independent Arabia, won the 2025 Kurt Schork Memorial Award for International Journalism.
She was recognized in the Local Reporter category for investigative work in Iraq, including "Humiliation as a Doctrine" exposing abuse in military colleges.
The accolade enhances Independent Arabia's recognition, joining the World Press Freedom Hero award and other honors.