Internews Europe Executive Director Manana Aslamazyan won the highly coveted Tefi award in Russia for "Personal Contribution to the Development of Russian Television." The Tefi is Russia’s highest honour for excellence in the media industry and is presented by the Russian Academy of Television. This prize recognises Ms Aslamazyan’s dedication to the development of Russia’s professional media.

Ms Aslamazyan is the former head of Internews Russia and has led Internews Russia/EMF in the creation of numerous innovative and ambitious projects. Aslamazyan’s constant drive to respond to the changing needs of Russian media led to the launch of Internews Russia/EMF’s month-long Journalism School, the News Factory newsroom automation project, and the Russian-American Media Entrepreneurship Dialogue. In 2007, charges of contraband were made against Ms Aslamazyan and were later rejected by the Constitutional Court which after review exonerated Ms Aslamazyan.

Since leaving Russia in 2007, Ms Aslamazyan has become the Executive Director of Internews Europe and continues to remain engaged with Internews globally.