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The upcoming  82nd Annual Overseas Press Club Awards will have 22 winners, in which VICE’s expose on millions of Indian Muslims at the risk of losing their citizenship is also listed for their remarkable reporting on Human rights abuses against civilian populations. America’s oldest association dedicated to international news will honor the journalists on October 22.

The OPC is awarding leading storylines on Human rights abuses against civilian populations, corruption in business and government, and the spread of COVID-19. 

“The 2020 award winners covered the globe, with stories originating from Afghanistan to India, Mexico to Brazil, and Russia to China. The depth and scope of their work are breathtaking," said Paula Dwyer, president of the Overseas Press Club.

Vice's 15 minutes long 'India Burning' is remarked as, moving and illuminating. By venturing deep into remote communities, and speaking to Hindu nationalist top officials the team exposes millions of Indian Muslims at risk of losing their citizenship. 

Along with Vice are BuzzFeed News, Times Magazine and Latino USA, featuring in the list for reporting Human Rights violations against civilian populations. BuzzFeed has combined interviews with satellite images and 3D visualization to prove the existence of Chinese internment camps and Times has made a moving depiction of a Uighur family whose parents suddenly disappeared. Latino USA’s has made series of documentary on the Mexican government militarizing its border, blocking the free movement of people from Central America.

Four awards went to outlets uncovering institutional corruption in business and government, including The Washington Post’s story about narcotraffickers’ capture and control of states within Mexico; Bloomberg’s dramatic audio series on ruthless government and business forces in Honduras; the Financial Times’ takedown of fraudulent European fintech Wirecard; and The Wall Street Journal’s investigative piece into a dam collapse in Brazil that killed 270 people, revealing government neglect and faulty business inspections.

Three OPC awards covered the early stages of COVID-19. National Geographic visually documented the pandemic’s ravages in Russia. CNN was first on the scene in Wuhan, China, to interview Chinese whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang who eventually died of the disease. And an AP series revealed how the Chinese government set the stage for COVID-19’s global spread by holding off alerting the public for six days.

The annual award process is led by OPC Head Judge Scott Kraft and involve more than 100 jury members from across the profession with deep experience in international journalism.