The Committee to Protect Journalists honored victimized journalists on Nov. 23 with awards for bravery in the face of government harassment.

Two Burmese journalists imprisoned for their work, a Belarusian editor who endured years of harassment, and a Burundian who withstood government intimidation to launch a radio station are being honored by the Committee to Protect Journalists with the 2004 International Press Freedom Awards.

Aung Pwint and Thaung Tun of Myanmar, Svetlana Kalinkina of Belarus, and Alexis Sinduhije of Burundi were recognized for demonstrating extraordinary courage in the face of great personal risk the CPJ said. The organization also honored Paul Klebnikov, the slain editor of Forbes Russia, who was gunned down in a contract-style killing in Moscow in July. John Carroll, editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times, received CPJ’s Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in defense of press freedom.