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Prize For Freedom

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The Prize For Freedom is an annual prize presented by the Liberal International since 1985. With the prize the organization honors an individual which has made an outstanding contribution to human rights and political freedoms. The Prize is one of the highest awards focused on the people who would persevere and promote world liberality.

Awards

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Year Awardee Country
1984 Raúl Alfonsín Argentina
1985 Sheena Duncan South Africa
1986 Corazon Aquino Philippines
1987 Hans-Dietrich Genscher West Germany
1988 Benazir Bhutto Pakistan
1989 Václav Havel Czechoslovakia
1990 Gitobu Imanyara Kenya
1991 Domingo Laino Paraguay
1992 María Elena Cruz Varela Cuba
1993 Mary Robinson Ireland
1994 Sadako Ogata Japan
1995 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar
1996 Martin Lee Hong Kong
1997 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria
1998 Khalida Messaoudi Algeria
1999 Lennart Meri Estonia
2000 Asma Jahangir Pakistan
2001 Chen Shuibian Taiwan
2002 Helen Suzman South Africa
2003 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal
2004 Grigory Yavlinsky Russia
2005 Antonino Zichichi Italy
2006 Sam Rainsy Cambodia
2007 Alaksandar Milinkievič Belarus
2008 Padraig O'Malley United States
2009 Eric Lubbock United Kingdom
2010 Shirin Ebadi Iran
2011 Chee Soon Juan Singapore
2012 Colin Eglin South Africa
2013 Dick Marty Switzerland
2014 Waris Dirie Somalia
2015 John Alderdice United Kingdom
2016 Raif Badawi Saudi Arabia
2017 Ilham Tohti China
2018 Leila de Lima Philippines
2019 María Corina Machado Venezuela
2020 Zeid bin Ra'ad Jordan
2021 Sima Samar Afghanistan
2022 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine
2023 Vladimir Kara-Murza Russia

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