Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards
The
Khaled
Alkhateb
2026
INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR BEST JOURNALISM FROM A CONFLICT ZONE
AWARDED FOR
BEST NEWS REPORT, NEWS FEATURE OR NEWS COVERAGE TOTALING 10 MINUTES OR LESS
Video materials first published in the media or social networks between October 2025 and October 2026.
2018 winners
2019 winners with the head of RT Arabic Maya Manna
Khaled Alkhateeb family at the 2018 awards ceremony
Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov at the 2018 awards ceremony
Winners of the 2019 awards at RT's media conference
2020 winner Mohamed Ali
2020 winner Ruchi Kumar
2020 winner Alexander Konevich
2021 winner Alexander Lukyanov
2021 winner Rania Abdullah
2021 winner Anuj Chopra
2022 winner Valentin Trushnin
2022 winner Alexander Kots
2022 winner REGINA OREKHOVA
2022 winner MARIA MARIKYAN
2023 winner SARA SALLOUM
2023 winner SERGEI PRUDNIKOV
2023 winner SEBASTIAN SALGADO
2023 winner GHAZI AL-ALOUL
Key dates
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
July 30, 2026
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DEADLINE
October 1, 2026
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RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Before the end of the year
Steps to award
PROCEDURE
Finalists and winners are selected through a two-step process.
1. RT team selects the semi-finalists.
2. RT's panel of judges composed of senior-level journalism professionals convene to select the winners.
Key dates
From 30 July 2026 until 1 October 2026.
Results will be announced before the end of the year.
Prize
Prize money