Luc Mathieu, and Cécile Allegra Delphine Deloget, winners of Albert Londres 2015 – EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP

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The Albert Londres 2015, most prestigious award of French journalism, was awarded Saturday in Brussels to see Libération Luc Mathieu, for stories of jihad, and Allegra-duo Cécile Delphine Deloget, authors of a report on the appalling human trafficking which affects Eritreans.

The three winners are French, although the association of Albert Londres Prize has chosen for the first time in 77 years of existence to award its laurels in the Belgian capital, in particular to emphasize the international nature of the award.

Luc Mathieu rewarded for his series of articles about jihad

Luc Mathieu, born in 1974 and reporter for Libération since 2011 After studying journalism at Lille, was awarded for a series of articles about jihad made in Syria, Kurdistan and Iraq and dealing with both of those who are victims of jihad, of those fighting and those who lead it.

“Do not forget Syria”

Chosen from 67 candidates, of which ten were selected in the final, Luc Mathieu was “noted for several years by the strength of his work on perilous terrain of current events,” showing “a constant talent,” noted the jury.

“We must not forget Syria, he must not leave the country destroy itself without saying, we must continue to go there, “despite a” level of risk exceeds the limits of tolerable “for journalists, launched Luc Mathieu receiving his price.

Libération offers on its website extracts and links six reports of Luc Mathieu .



Cécile Allegra and Delphine Deloget and hell experienced by Eritrean refugees

Cécile Allegra and Delphine Deloget for their part, won the 31st award in the category “audiovisual” for ” . barbarity traveling “Memento production broadcast in France on the channel Public Sénat 18 October 2014 and will be broadcast Monday

Télérama offers to see the documentary online until Tuesday, June 3:



 “Albert Londres denounced the scourge of slavery in his time but the scandal of human trafficking still exists the