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Werner Holzer Prize awarded to Katja Gloger and DW’s Jaafar Abdul Karim
Journalists Katja Gloger and Jaafar Abdul Karim have received the 2026 Werner Holzer Prize for international journalism, recognising foreign reporting at a time of pressure on press freedom and shrinking international newsrooms. The award honours the work of veteran foreign correspondent Werner Holzer and highlights journalism’s role in supporting democracy.
Gloger won first prize for decades of reporting on Russia, including her coverage from Moscow and a recent book examining Germany’s Russia policy. Abdul Karim received second prize for JaafarTalk, a programme addressing subjects often considered taboo across the Arab world and Germany. Freelance journalist Luise Land received a research grant for a project on her German-Namibian family’s landholdings and the legacy of German colonial rule in Namibia.
In short
- Katja Gloger won first prize for her Russia reporting.
- Jaafar Abdul Karim received second prize for JaafarTalk.
- Luise Land won a grant to examine colonial land history.