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DW honors Nigerian reporter Tobore Ovuorie for defending the voiceless

Tobore Ovuorie is DW's 2021 Freedom of Speech Award winner. The investigative journalist's undercover work has given a voice to those hushed in Nigerian society. Her courage almost cost her her life.

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