Overview

• The International Press Institute announced the award on Oct. 9, citing her death in custody reported by Russia as having occurred on Sept. 19, 2024.
• Her name was added on Oct. 9 to a memorial in Bayeux, France that honors journalists killed between June 1, 2024 and June 1, 2025.
• Ukraine’s prosecutors opened a case for violations of the laws and customs of war and intentional homicide after forensic experts documented abrasions, bruises, a broken rib, and signs of electrocution.
• Russia acknowledged detaining Roshchyna in May 2024 and later notified her father of her death, and her body was returned to Ukraine in February 2025 with additional findings reported by a multinational media investigation.
• The award will be presented on Oct. 24 at the University of Vienna during the IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival.