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Rory Peck Trust
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Global NGO working to protect independent journalism by empowering freelance journalists with the resources, resilience and knowledge they require to remain safe.

Producer of the #RoryPeckAwards
www.rorypecktrust.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We were SO pleased the winner of the Martin Adler Prize Ayman Abu Ramouz could join us to collect his Award from the Swedish Ambassador and to hear the rapturous applause.

Ayman seen here with our Sony Impact winners 😍👏

Congratulations to them all and thank you to the Swedish Embassy in London.
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thank you to Sony for an incredible legacy of sponsorship of our Awards. Our lucky winners also received a new Sony Z300 camera ✨
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What an incredible evening!

Some highights from the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards

The winners of the Sony Impact Award for Current Affairs, Karim Shah & Ramita Navai, pictured here with the Sony team.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎬…And that’s a wrap. Huge thank you to all our sponsors: Media Insurance Brokers, @sonyproeurope, @Dataminr, the Swedish Embassy in London, @AP and @aljazeera 

Our presenter @chrissymacCNN, the judges and all our friends and supporters who keep us going!

See you next year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🏆The Winner chosen by a panel of industry experts is…Ebraheem Abu Ishaiba and Zaher Saleh, the @Channel4News camera team based in Gaza.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🏆Now, for our final Award of the night, The NEW mib (Media Insurance Brokers) Freelance Journalist of the Year! 


We had hundred of candidates and a longlist of 14 outstanding freelance journalists which made the decision extremely hard for the judes but in the end they were unanimous ….
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🏆Now for the Rory Peck Fellowship, a new Award recognising outstanding services to independent journalism by an individual or team presented by @bbclysedoucet…

* The first Fellowship is awarded to the BBC Persian Team!
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This evening Rachel Corp CEO @ITN joins us on stage to read some words by the late veteran ITN journalist Sandy Gall. Sandy, who passed away in June of this year, hosted the first ever Rory Peck Awards.

Members of the Peck and Gall families have joined us this evening.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And the winner is… 👏@ramitanavai + @karimtl + @jaberphotos for their film ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’.
a @Basement_Films production broadcast on  @Channel4
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
And the Winner of the Martin Adler Prize is…👏 Ayman Abu Ramouz a cinematographer with more than a decade of experience documenting major stories across Palestine, Israel & Syria.
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
📣 The Winner of the News & Features Award 2025 is… Yasser Abu Wazna for ‘Satellite Images Track Four Gaza Businesses Upended by War’.

Sadly Yasser is in Gaza and unable to join us! Collecting the Award on his behalf, Snr Managing Producer @BusinessInsider @ReemMakhoul.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🏆First up, the News & Features Award sponsored by @Dataminr.

This category recognises short form breaking news & longer more indepth video coverage up to 30 minutes.

The Finalists in this category @YousefHammash, @Zaherwael10, Wil Davies & Yasser Abu Wazna.
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tomorrow evening we'll host the 31st #RoryPeckAwards 🏆

We have a record number of news and media industry guests attending to honour the work of freelance journalists worldwide.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Exciting announcement ... Award-winning CNN journalist & anchor Christina Macfarlane will now be hosting our flagship event this Wednesday evening.

Join our livestream as Christina reveals the winners of the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards 🏆🏆🏆
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🏆Just 2 days until the winners are announced !

You can join the livestream from our website, 7.30pm GMT on Wednesday 26th Nov. 👀
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A truly inspiring event with the BBC World Service Global Women yesterday which provides news and services in a staggering 43 languages! Some of the BBC's best Kirsty Wark, Nawal Al-Maghafi, Marianna Spring reminded us of the important voice, reach and impact of BBC news right across the 🌍.
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
An important panel discussion last night to discuss the vital work of @unhcr.org the UN refugee agency and what's needed moving forward, chaired by our Director and UK UNHCR Trustee Jon Williams.
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We invited Manchester + Glasgow #freelancers to public order training workshops.

@antonialangford.bsky.social from Manchester who's worked in Ukraine & covered protests in Georgia said, "This training session was really useful to get the sense of how to minimise dangers in hostile environments."
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🏆 Join us, & the great and the good from the news & media industry on Nov 26 @BFI Southbank when we celebrate the finalists + announce the winners of the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards. Hosted by Isa Soares CNN.

Tickets🔗 buff.ly/pedyTxo
Show your support for our finalists & freelance journalists globally.
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Support our finalists, support freelance journalism.

The #RoryPeckAwards is just 3 weeks away🏆

Join us on 26 Nov at BFI Southbank, where the great and the good from the news industry will applaud the work and commitment of freelance journalists globally.
👉https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Absolutely thrilled to announce Isa Soares CNN as Host of the #RoryPeckAwards 2025.

Join us on November 26th at the BFI Southbank when we'll celebrate the finalists and announce the winners. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rory-peck-...
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Exciting news as we announce the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards finalists. 🤩

Congratulations to all 👏👏🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-finalists/

Join us on November 26th to find out the mib Freelance Journalist of the Year!
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thank you to our panellists @ImtiazTyab CBS News, @kirannazish @CFWIJ Mark Bendeich Reuters, our Director @WilliamsJon for an important and insightful discussion on transnational repression at the High Commission of Canada today ahead of Int. Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM