"Recipient of the Sakharov Prize"

Aung San Suu Kyi female, 64 years old: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Buddhist, Nobel Peace Prize, National League for Democracy, democracy activist, politician…Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Sakharov Prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Companion of the Order of Australia, prisoner of conscience; Aung San Suu Kyi ; born 19 June 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in...

Hauwa Ibrahim female: RecipientoftheSakharovPrize, Sakharov Prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Saint Louis University School of Law, pro bono, Sharia; Hauwa Ibrahim is a Nigerian human rights lawyer who won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize in 2005. She was especially cited for her pro bono...

Nelson Mandela male: African National Congress, President of South Africa, Anti-Apartheid activist, revolutionary, lawyer, humanitarian…Companion of the Order of Australia, Knight of the Elephant, from the Eastern Cape Province, Freemen of the City of London, Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John; Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: [xoliaa mandela]; born 18 July 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully...

Xanana Gusmão male, 63 years old: José Alexandre Gusmão, Portuguese East Timorese, GCL, Order of the Freedom, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, National Leader…RecipientoftheSakharovPrize, Father of the Nation; Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão <small>GCL</small> (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20, 1946) is a former freedom fighter who became the first Pre...

Ibrahim Rugova male, deceased (2006): Roman Catholic, albanian, nonviolence, Pacifist, democracy activist, RecipientoftheSakharovPrize…President of Kosovo, Father of the Nation, Democratic League of Kosovo; Ibrahim Rugova was the first President of Kosovo and of its leading political party, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). During the many...

Leyla Zana female, 48 years old: turkish, politician, member of Turkish parliament, Deep State target, DTP, Kurds in Turkey…Sakharov Prize, RecipientoftheSakharovPrize; Leyla Zana (born May 3, 1961), is a former female Turkish politician of Kurdish origin, who was imprisoned for speaking Kurdish in the Turkish...

Nurit Peled-Elhanan: RecipientoftheSakharovPrize, Anti-war activist, Academic, Israeli, activist, west bank and gaza; Nurit Peled-Elhanan is an Israeli peace activist, professor at Hebrew University, and is among the founders of the Bereaved Families for Peace....

Oswaldo Payá male, 57 years old: Catholic, Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas, political dissident, News Media, family name, Human rights activist…RecipientoftheSakharovPrize, Spanish use of two surnames; Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas is a political activist in Cuba and is considered that country's most prominent political dissident. He is commonly ref...

Wei Jingsheng male, 59 years old: Bejing, Communist Party of China, Cultural Revolution, Red Guard, Olof Palme Prize laureate, Democracy Wall…RecipientoftheSakharovPrize; Wei Jingsheng (born May 20, 1950) is an activist in the Chinese democracy movement, most prominent for authoring the document, "Fifth...

Alexander Dubček male, deceased (1992): Czech road accident victim, Federal Assembly, Prague Spring, slovak, RecipientoftheSakharovPrize, communist…Leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia; Alexander Dubček was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969), famous for his attempt to reform the Communist regime (...

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