"Posaganda for Human Rights" was the title of the award ceremony for journalists, which encourages the media to promote human dignity and eliminate various forms of discrimination and social marginalization. The event included the awarding of prizes to the winners of the competition organized by API from May 10 to July 31, 2023. Participants also took part in a quiz on how to ensure respect for human rights in journalistic materials.

Guido Beltrani, Director of the Swiss Cooperation Office in the Republic of Moldova, stressed the importance of ensuring a diverse and inclusive media landscape that guarantees access to reliable information and civic participation for all, especially for those who are or feel excluded, vulnerable or at risk of being left behind. "United in diversity" is a powerful message for the Swiss people. It is a strong foundation for resilience, peace and prosperity. As a development partner of Moldova, Switzerland supports media institutions and journalists as part of a program to promote civic and community engagement, improve the quality of media coverage of vulnerable or discriminated groups, and provide them with platforms to express and debate their views."

After judging more than 90 entries, the following winners were selected:

Print and online media category:

Liuba Maxim, Radio Free Europe Moldova, for the stories „Timpurile s-au schimbat” | Cunoașterea limbii române, între necesitate și lipsă de specialiști ("Times have changed" | Romanian language skills, between necessity and lack of specialists) and Cum învață Moldova | Școala incluzivă, între reformă și realitate. (How Moldova learns | Inclusive school, between reform and reality.)

Liudmila Topal, Bas TV, for the stories «Я не могу без слёз смотреть видео растерзанного Мариуполя!». Среди покинувших город — бывшая учительница из Басарабяски ("I can't watch the video of Mariupol being torn apart without tears. Among those who fled the city is a former teacher from Basarabeasca) and Украинки на чужбине. Спасаясь от войны. (Ukrainian women in a foreign country. Fleeing the war.)

Tatiana Beghiu, Moldova.org, for the stories Singuri în fața vulnerabilității. Cum anii ajung să-ți impună limite (Alone in the face of vulnerability. How the years come to set limits.) and Bohodara vrea acasă. (Bohodara wants to return home.)

Broadcast media category:

Daria Slobodcicova, Newsmaker.md, for the stories Hate in Moldova. Как пытаются рассорить молдаван и украинцев (Hate in Moldova. How one tries to separate Moldovans and Ukrainians) and Осторожно, хейтспич! Что делать, если вам мешают гей-парады. (Watch out for hate speech! What to do if gay pride parades bother you.)

Adela Șevciuc, CU SENS media project, for the materials Tratată cu tortură (Treated with torture) and Romi ucraineni în refugiu. (Ukrainian Roma in shelter.)

Photography category:

Andrei Mardari, for the photograph with a refugee girl from Ukraine at the Palanca border crossing and for the photograph with a man in a wheelchair collecting wood for the winter.

Category of Media Products created by journalism students and emerging journalists in the country:

Olga Afanas for two interviews in the series She Takes Everything From Life with Victoria Boțan and another one with Irina Strătilă.

Vasile Lipcean for the material Împreună îl putem ajuta pe Radu Raicu să-și vadă editată prima carte de versuri (Together we can help Radu Raicu publish his first book of poetry) and Marina Hajder, despre dragoste, creație și sacrificii.( Marina Hajder on love, creation, and sacrifice.)

The winners were rewarded with vouchers for the technical equipment needed to work as journalists.

Applications for the competition were submitted by six editorial teams from media outlets across the country that have editorial policies and practices that take a comprehensive approach to issues affecting vulnerable and marginalized groups and promote the benefits of diversity and inclusion. The winner of the Diversity and Inclusion 2023 trophy was the OamenisiKilometri.md editorial team for the materials „Potcovim” violența? (Are we going to ‘shoe’ violence?) and  Mohamed și muntele de ură (Mohamed and the mountain of hate). The editorial team was awarded the Diversity and Inclusion trophy, which is an amalgamation of media elements and a symbol of tolerance.

The competition was organized for the second year in a row to encourage the journalistic community to help change society's attitudes toward vulnerable and marginalized groups. For more information about the competition, click here. The competition will continue in the coming years to encourage media professionals to continuously and professionally address issues of tolerance and diversity in all its forms.

This activity is implemented by the Association of Independent Press within the project "Engaging Citizens, Empowering Communities, Phase II," component "Journalists for Diversity and Inclusion: Accountability and Commitment," funded by the governments of Switzerland and Sweden.