Winners of the 2018 ARIJ Awards – Award

Aseel Sareya

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:18:24 +0000

In this investigation, Aseel Sareya looks at the Yemeni-Eritrean dispute over fishing rights in the Red Sea and documents how Yemeni fishermen have ended up in danger and subjected to repeated detention by Eritrean authorities.

Saleck Zeid

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:17:00 +0000

This investigation by Saleck Zeid documents the deplorable living conditions of Mauritanians freed after years of being held in slavery, before it was finally outlawed. The ex-slaves cannot get identification papers or access to other services in the absence of real protection by authorities.

Aya Nabil

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:16:05 +0000

In this piece, journalist Aya Nabil checks on children who were subjected to sexual abuse in Egypt, and documents a lack of treatment and counseling that has led in some cases to mental issues and even suicide.

Mahmoud Haneya

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:16:00 +0000

This investigation by Mahmoud Haneya discloses corruption in the Palestinian Naval Unit that has allowed illegal fishing in the Port of Gaza despite prohibitions by agricultural and environmental authorities.

Maha Salah el Dine

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:15:48 +0000

Journalist Maha Salah el Dine finds there is no real opposition in the Egyptian Parliament. Constitutional tools for opposition MPs to question and monitor the government are going unused.

Ali Sotouhy and Azza Mughazy

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:37:59 +0000

This investigation documents how global pharmaceutical companies and research centers, in collusion with government agencies and Egyptian doctors, take advantage of very sick patients, in violation of local and international laws, by testing drugs on them.