Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman wins 2024 Vishwa Nath-Delhi Press Award for Fearless Journalism

Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman on Friday won the 2024 Vishwa Nath-Delhi Press Award for Fearless Journalism for his reportage of the state of minorities in Assam.

The jury said that Zaman had “shown exemplary courage and fearlessness in relentlessly pursuing a story to its logical conclusion” despite challenges on the ground.

Zaman had been “consistent and steadfast in his coverage” of the state of minorities in Assam, the jury said, adding that he had “tackled complex and sensitive issues with a level of ethics and integrity that is impressive”.

Read Rokibuz Zaman’s reportage here.

In its citation for the award, the jury said that Zaman was being honoured for his “unwavering commitment to the core principles of investigative journalism: fairness, fearlessness and the pursuit of truth”, and for his “exceptional courage in speaking truth to power”.

Zaman’s investigative stories “go into the heart of the state’s systemic attempt to not only discriminate against the minority population but also to dispossess them”, the jury said.

It added: “His detailed reports on the way the minorities are being excluded from the schemes for the rural landless and the discrimination meted out to those evicted from railway lands in Assam’s Morigaon district, are a testament to his commitment to uncover important truths in the face of a...

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