The award was for Zehra Doğan's work about Yazidi women escaping from ISIS captivity.[18] 2017, Freethinker Prize, along with Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist.[19] 2017, Rebellion's Artist in the World 2017 award bestowed by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN).[20] 2018 May, "Spring of Press Freedom" prize by Deutscher Journalisten Verbrand (The German Journalists Association) 2018, International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Award.[21] 2018, honorary member of PEN International[22] 2019 Exceptional Courage in Journalism Award of the May Chidiac Foundation[23] 2020, during the 14th edition of the Festival of Feminine Excellence in Genoa, Italy, she receives the "Hypatia Award for International Feminine Excellence".[24][25] 2020, "Carol Rama Award", Artissima 2020.[26][27] 2020, Power 100 - Most influential people in 2020 in the contemporary artworld[28] 2021, Atomium Awards : Le Soir Prize of the comic strip of reportage 2021, for her graphic novel Prison n°5, published in 2021 by Editions Delcourt.[29][30]