Peter Greste, as well as his Al Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, are currently serving time in an Egyptian jail on terrorism charges.
Greste and Fahmy were sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this year, while Mohamed is serving an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he had picked up at a protest.
Walkley Foundation✔@walkleys
Peter Greste: the 2014 #Walkleys Recipient for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. He is currently in a Cairo prison cell. #FreeAJStaff
Peter Greste’s brother Andrew accepted the award on his behalf, saying “stay strong brother, let’s get you home for Christmas.”
Mark Scott✔@mscott
Andrew Greste reads a letter from his brother, Peter, to the crowd at the #walkleys
Tributes flooded Twitter following the announcement:
Meri Fatin@MeriFatinA great journalist and loved son, @PeterGreste awarded Outstanding Contribution to Journalism #FreeAJStaff #Walkleys
Hamish Macdonald✔@hamishNews
How I wish @PeterGreste was free to collect his #walkley award tonight. #freeajstaff #freepetergreste #egypt
Amanda Wilson@AmandaAtLargeBravo! The man who can’t tell his own story @PeterGreste wins #Walkleys Outstanding Contribution to #Journalism. #FreeAJStaff
Flip Prior
✔@FlipPrior
YES. @PeterGreste is awarded the #walkleys most outstanding contribution to journalism award 2014 #FreeAJStaff
Flip Prior 
Giant thunderclap in Sydney as @petergreste is named at #walkleys for outstanding contribution #journalismisnotacrime
— Debra Jopson (@DebraJopson) December 4, 2014
Australian ABC news journalist Hayden Cooper also won an award for his coverage of the Greste Egyptian court case.
Hayden Cooper✔@haydencooper
Thanks everyone! Thinking more than ever of @PeterGreste @MFFahmy11 @Bahrooz. #walkleys
On 29 December 2014 it will be one year since the Al Jazeera journalists were arrested by Egyptian authorities.
Photo credit: Greste with his Peabody award for “Somalia” in 2012: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peabodyawards/7268855516/