Sakharov Prize

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The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought.<ref name=cold>Template:Cite news</ref> Named after Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament.

A shortlist of nominees is drawn up annually by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Development. The MEPs who make up those committees then select a shortlist in September.<ref name="auto">"Sakharov Prize 2018: three finalists selected", News—European Parliament, 10 September 2018 Template:Webarchive.</ref> Thereafter, the final choice is given to The European Parliament's Conference of Presidents (President and political group's leaders) and the laureate's name is announced late in October. The prize is awarded in a ceremony at the Parliament's Strasbourg hemicycle (round chamber) in December.<ref name= official/><ref name="auto"/> The prize includes a monetary award of €50,000.<ref name=official>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The first prize was awarded jointly to South African Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko. The 1990 award was given to Aung San Suu Kyi, but she could not receive it until 2013 as a result of her political imprisonment in Burma.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The prize has also been awarded to organisations, the first being the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in 1992. Six Sakharov laureates were subsequently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Aung San Suu Kyi (1991), Nelson Mandela (1993), Malala Yousafzai (2014), Denis Mukwege (2018), Nadia Murad (2018) and Memorial (2022).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Razan Zaitouneh (2011) was kidnapped in 2013 and is still missing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nasrin Sotoudeh (2012) was released from prison in September 2013,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but is still barred from leaving Iran, along with fellow 2012 laureate Jafar Panahi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2017 prize was awarded to the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, under boycott of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of 2024, the prize has been awarded to 51 recipients: 39 individuals (with 3 posthumously given) and 12 organizations.

Laureates and nominees

Year	Award	Nominees	Country/ Headquarters	Nominators
1988	Laureate	Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) Anatoly Marchenko (1938–1986)	Template:Flag Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Roald Zelichenok (1936–2024)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Larisa Bogoraz (1929–2004)	Template:Flagu
		International Human Rights Association (founded in ?)	Template:Flagu
		Natan Sharansky (born 1948)	Template:Flagu
		Mordechai Vanunu (born 1954)	Template:Flagu
1989	Laureate	Alexander Dubček (1921–1992)	Template:Flagu	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and Luigi Alberto Colajanni and other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Doina Cornea (1929–2018)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance and Christopher Prout and other MEPs
		Gyula Horn (1932–2013)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and European People's Party
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927–2013)	Template:Flagu	Anne McIntosh and other MEPs
		Chico Mendes (1944–1988)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
1990	Laureate	Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945)Template:Efn	Template:Flag	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		László Tőkés (born 1952)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
		Fang Lizhi (1936–2012)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Universidad Católica de El Salvador (founded 1982)	Template:Flagu	Rosy Bindi and other MEPs
		Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006)	Template:Flag	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Adem Demaçi (1936–2018)Template:Efn	Template:Flag	Jaak Vandemeulebroucke and other MEPs
		Chico Mendes (1944–1988)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu	Left Unity Group
		Aziz Nesin (1915–1995)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu
1991	Laureate	Adem Demaçi (1936–2016)	Template:Flag	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, Greens–European Free Alliance, European People's Party, and Alexander Langer and other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		László Tőkés (born 1952)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
		Terry Waite (born 1939)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) Boris Yeltsin (1931–2006)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Nancy Gracey (?-2025)	Template:Flagu	CG Group
		Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014)	Template:Flagu	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
		Wei Jingsheng (born 1950)	Template:Flagu	European Democratic Party
1992	Laureate	Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (founded in 1977)	Template:Flag
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003)	Template:Flagu
		Maria Elena Cruz Varela (born 1953)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (founded in 1987)	Template:Flagu
		Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992) Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992)	Template:Flagu
		Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959)	Template:Flagu
1993	Laureate	Oslobođenje (founded in 1943)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
		Gendün Rinchen (1926–1997)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Cedric Mayson (1927–2015)	Template:Flagu
		Volmer do Nascimento (?–1991)	Template:Flagu
		Salman Rushdie (born 1947)	Template:Flagu
1994	Laureate	Taslima Nasrin (born 1962)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Sebastian Arcos Bergnes (1931–1997)	Template:Flagu
		Leyla Zana (born 1961)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
		Samuel Ruiz (1924–2011)	Template:Flagu
		Wei Jingsheng (born 1950)	Template:Flagu
		Mehdi Zana (born 1940)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu
1995	Laureate	Leyla Zana (born 1961)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021)	Template:Flagu
		Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Comunità San Patrignano (founded in 1978)	Template:Flagu
		Community of Sant'Egidio (founded in 1968)	Template:Flagu
		Palden Gyatso (1933–2018)	Template:Flagu
		Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995)	Template:Flagu
1996	Laureate	Wei Jingsheng (born 1950)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Samuel Ruiz (1924–2011)	Template:Flagu
		Leonel Morejón Almagro (born ?)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Silvia Baraldini (born 1947)	Template:Flagu
		Aleksandr Nikitin (born 1952)	Template:Flagu
1997	Laureate	Salima Ghezali (born 1958)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Franjo Komarica (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
		Eleni Foka (born 1950)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Elizardo Sánchez (born 1944)	Template:Flagu
1998	Laureate	Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Akın Birdal (born 1948)	Template:Flagu
		Ukshin Hoti (1942–1999)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		ACCEPT (founded in 1996)	Template:Flagu
		14th Dalai Lama (born 1935)	Template:Flagu
		José Rainha Júnior (born 1960)	Template:Flagu
		Marta Beatriz Roque (born 1945)	Template:Flagu
		Mordechai Vanunu (born 1954)	Template:Flagu
1999	Laureate	Xanana Gusmão (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Angelina Atyam (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
		Radio B 2-92 (founded in 1989)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Akın Birdal (born 1948)	Template:Flagu
		Khemaïs Ksila (born 1956)	Template:Flagu
		Martin Lee (born 1938)	Template:Flagu
2000	Laureate	¡Basta Ya! (founded in 1994)	Template:Flagu	Gerardo Galeote Quecedo and other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Angelina Atyam (born 1946)	Template:Flagu
		Andrei Babitsky (1964–2022)	Template:Flagu
		Ngawang Sangdrol (born 1977)	Template:Flagu
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Mumia Abu-Jamal (born 1954)	Template:Flagu
		Immaculée Birhaheka (born 1960)	Template:Flagu
		Radhia Nasraoui (born 1953)	Template:Flagu
		Aleksandr Nikitin (born 1952)	Template:Flagu
2001	Laureate	Nurit Peled-Elhanan (born 1949) Izzat Ghazzawi (1951–2003)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Francis Wurtz and other MEPs
		Zacarias Kamwenho (born 1934)	Template:Flagu	José Ribeiro e Castro and other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Sihem Bensedrine (born 1950)	Template:Flagu	Harlem Désir and other MEPs
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Angelina Atyam (born 1946)	Template:Flagu	Emma Nicholson and other MEPs
		Francisco de Roux (born 1943)	Template:Flagu	Antonio Di Pietro and other MEPs
		Patrick Leahy (born 1940)	Template:Flagu	Mario Segni and other MEPs
		Li Hongzhi (born 1951)	Template:Flagu	Nelly Maes and other MEPs
		Ngawang Sangdrol (born 1977)	Template:Flagu	Thomas Mann and other MEPs
		Morgan Tsvangirai (1952–2018)	Template:Flagu	Johan Van Hecke and other MEPs
2002	Laureate	Oswaldo Payá (1952–2012)	Template:Flagu	Graham Watson and 3 other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Sihem Bensedrine (born 1950) Saad Eddin Ibrahim (1938–2023)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Emma Bonino and 5 other MEPs
		Morgan Tsvangirai (1952–2018)	Template:Flagu	Geoffrey Van Orden and 3 other MEPs
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001)	Template:Flagu	Union for Europe of the Nations
		Grigory Pasko (born 1962)	Template:Flagu	Matti Wuori and 3 other MEPs
		Kailash Satyarthi (born 1954)	Template:Flagu	Luigi Vinci and other MEPs
2003	Laureate	Kofi Annan (1938–2018) United Nations (founded in 1945)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	European People's Party and Party of European Socialists
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Akbar Ganji (born 1960)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003)	Template:Flagu	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, The Left in the European Parliament, Union for Europe of the Nations and José Ribeiro e Castro and other MEPs
		Hans Blix (born 1928) Mohamed ElBaradei (born 1942)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Saim Balmukhanov (1922–?)	Template:Flagu	Struan Stevenson and other MEPs
		Yury Bandazhevsky (born 1957)	Template:Flagu	Marie Anne Isler Béguin and other MEPs
		Central Asian opposition leaders and campaigners of democracy:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Matti Wuori and other MEPs
2004	Laureate	Belarusian Association of Journalists (founded in 1995)	Template:Flagu	Michael Gahler and other MEPs
	Finalists<ref name=ep/>
		Natalya Estemirova (1958–2009)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021)	Template:Flagu	Vytautas Landsbergis and other MEPs
		Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961)	Template:Flagu	Party of European Socialists
	Longlists<ref name=ep/>
		Reporters Without Borders (born 1985)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Enzo Baldoni (1948–2004) Rachel Corrie (1979–2003) Leonid Roshal (born 1933)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016)	Template:Flagu	Independence/Democracy
		Angelica Edna Calo Livne (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Mario Mauro and other MEPs
		Václav Havel (1936–2011)	Template:Flagu	Jana Bobošíková and other MEPs
		Ibrahim Hussein Zaki (born 1947)	Template:Flagu	Nirj Deva and other MEPs
		Zubr (founded in 2001)	Template:Flagu	Rolandas Pavilionis and other MEPs
2005	Laureate	Ladies in White (born 2003)	Template:Flagu	Gerardo Galeote Quecedo and other MEPs
		Reporters Without Borders (founded in 1989)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Hauwa Ibrahim (founded in 1989)	Template:Flagu	Party of European Socialists
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Yang Zili (born 1971) Mojtaba Saminejad (born 1980) Zouhair Yahyaoui (1967–2005)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Mukhtar Mai (born 1972)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Gunārs Astra (1931–1988)	Template:Flagu	Union for Europe of the Nations
		Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016) Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021)	Template:Flagu	Independence/Democracy
		Mudawi Ibrahim Adam (born 1956)	Template:Flagu	Simon Coveney and other MEPs
		Daniel Barenboim (born 1942) West–Eastern Divan Orchestra (founded in 199)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and other MEPs
		Aminatou Haidar (born 1966)	Template:Flagu	Karin Scheele and other MEPs
2006	Laureate	Alaksandar Milinkievič (born 1947)	Template:Flagu	Union for Europe of the Nations and European People's Party
	Finalists<ref name=eu/>
		The Colombians fighting for kidnapped hostages	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Ghassan Tueni (1926–2012)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament and Party of European Socialists
	Longlists<ref name=eu>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961)	Template:Flagu	Marie-Arlette Carlotti and other MEPs
		Fulda-Moscho-Project (founded in 2002) Muthgard Hinkelmann-Toewe (born 1940)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Alexander Nuno Alvaro and other MEPs
		Vladimir Kozlov (born 1960)	Template:Flagu	Toomas Hendrik Ilves and other MEPs
		Erwin Kräutler (born 1939)	Template:Flagu	Herbert Bösch (born 1954) and other MEPs
		Somaly Mam (born 1970)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Mesfin Woldemariam (1930–2020)	Template:Flagu	Ana Maria Gomes and other MEPs
		Women in Black (founded in 1991)	Template:Flagu	Jelko Kacin and other MEPs
2007	Laureate	Salih Mahmoud Osman (born 1957)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and Josep Borrell and 181 other MEPs
	Finalists
		Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
		Hu Jia (born 1973) Zeng Jinyan (born 1983)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
	Longlists<ref name=eu7/>
		Patriarch Bartholomew I (born 1940)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu	Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
		Malalai Joya (born 1978)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
2008	Laureate	Hu Jia (born 1973)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and Greens–European Free Alliance
	Finalists
		Alyaksandr Kazulin (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Jacek Protasiewicz and 45 other MEPs
		Apollinaire Malu Malu (1961–2016)	Template:Flagu	Luisa Morgantini and 47 other MEPs
	Longlists
		Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961)	Template:Flagu	Party of European Socialists
		14th Dalai Lama (born 1935)	Template:Flagu	Union for Europe of the Nations and Piia-Noora Kauppi and 40 other MEPs
		Morgan Tsvangirai (1958–2018)	Template:Flagu	Luís Queiró and 96 other MEPs
		European Roma Rights Centre (founded in 1996)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Mikhail Trepashkin (born 1957)	Template:Flagu	Independence/Democracy
2009	Laureate	Memorial (founded in 1989) and human rights defenders in Russia:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 59 other MEPs
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Véronique De Keyser and 54 other MEPs
		Dawit Isaak (born 1964)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament and Olle Schmidt and 31 other MEPs
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Fundación Vicente Ferrer (founded in 1996)	Template:Flagu	Juan Andrés Perelló and 39 other MEPs
		Mariam Lamizana (born 1951)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Democracy
		Denis Mukwege (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946)	Template:Flagu	Michael Gahler and 44 other MEPs
		Shadi Sadr (born 1974) Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009) Iranian citizens and activists	Template:Flagu	Marietje Schaake and 39 other MEPs
		Roberto Saviano (born 1979)	Template:Flagu	Sonia Alfano and 39 other MEPs
2010	Laureate	Guillermo Fariñas (born 1962)Template:Efn	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group, European People's Party, and Edvard Kožušník and 91 other MEPs
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Breaking the Silence (founded in 2004)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament and Greens–European Free Alliance
		Birtukan Mideksa (born 1974)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		"Access" (founded in ?)		Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Haitham al-Maleh (born 1931)	Template:Flagu	Heidi Hautala and 44 other MEPs
		Aminatou Haidar (born 1966)	Template:Flagu	Norbert Neuser and 42 other MEPs
		Dawit Isaak (born 1964)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Olle Schmidt and 40 other MEPs
		Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		Open Doors (founded in 1955)	Template:Flagu
2011	Laureate	Five Arab spring activists:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Greens–European Free Alliance and European People's Party
	Finalists
		Dzmitry Bandarenka (born 1963)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		San José de Apartadó Peace Community (founded in 1997)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		Boris Pahor (1933–2022)	Template:Flagu	Milan Zver and 51 other MEPs
2012	Laureate	Nasrin Sotoudeh (born 1963) Jafar Panahi (born 1960)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Greens–European Free Alliance and Elmar Brok and 38 other MEPs
	Finalists
		Ales Bialatski (born 1962)	Template:Flagu	Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 82 other MEPs
		Pussy Riot (founded in 2011)	Template:Flagu	Werner Schulz and 45 other MEPs
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Rwanda political prisoners represented by:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Willy Meyer Pleite and 41 other MEPs
		Joseph Francis (born ?)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
2013	Laureate	Malala Yousafzai (born 1997)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, European Conservatives and Reformists Group, and European People's Party
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Belarusian political prisoners represented by:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Marek Migalski and 41 other MEPs
		Edward Snowden (born 1983)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament and Greens–European Free Alliance
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Reeyot Alemu (born 1980) Eskinder Nega (born 1969)	Template:Flagu	Ana Maria Gomes and 40 other MEPs
		Mikhail Khodorkovsky (born 1963)	Template:Flagu	Werner Schulz and 40 other MEPs
		"Standing Man" protesters	Template:Flagu	Marietje Schaake and 40 other MEPs
		CNN Freedom Project (founded in 2011)	Template:Flagu	Boris Zala and 40 other MEPs
2014	Laureate	Denis Mukwege (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
	Finalists
		Leyla Yunus (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		EuroMaiden represented by:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 52 other MEPs
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Mahmoud Al 'Asali (?–2014) Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group Anna Záborská and 66 other MEPs
		Organisations for the protection of Christian minorities:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Philippe Juvin and 60 other MEPs
		Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
2015	Laureate	Raif Badawi (born 1984)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, European Conservatives and Reformists Group, and Greens–European Free Alliance
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Boris Nemtsov (1959–2015)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Venezuelan opposition and political prisoners	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
	Longlist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Edna Adan Ismail (born 1937)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
		Nadiya Savchenko (born 1981)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		Edward Snowden (born 1983) Antoine Deltour (born 1985) Stéphanie Gibaud (born 1965)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
2016	Laureate	Nadia Murad (born 1993) Lamiya Haji Bashar (born 1998)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Can Dündar (born 1961)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy, The Left in the European Parliament, and Greens–European Free Alliance
		Mustafa Dzhemilev (born 1943)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group and European People's Party Group
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Ilham Tohti (born 1969)	Template:Flagu	Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 42 other MEPs
2017	Laureate	Democratic opposition in Venezuela represented by National Assembly and all political prisoners:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and European People's Party
	Finalists
		Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic (born 1972)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Dawit Isaak (born 1964)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Cecilia Wikström and 46 other MEPs
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Asia Bibi (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		Selahattin Demirtaş (born 1973) Figen Yüksekdağ (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (born 1950)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
2018	Laureate	Oleg Sentsov (born 1976)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Nasser Zefzafi (born 1979)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		NGOs protecting human rights and saving migrant lives across the Mediterranean Sea:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and Greens–European Free Alliance
	Longlists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Seyran Ateş (born 1963)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		"Caesar", Syrian military photographer (born ?)	Template:Flagu	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
		Dewayne "Lee" Johnson (born 1972)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
		AfriForum (founded in 2006)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Nations and Freedom
		Mary Wagner (born 1974)	Template:Flagu	Marek Jurek and 41 other MEPs
2019	Laureate	Ilham Tohti (born 1969)	Template:Flagu	Renew Europe
	Finalists<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Marielle Franco (1979–2018) Claudelice Silva dos Santos (born 1982) Raoni Metuktire (born 1932)	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and The Left in the European Parliament
		The Restorers (founded in 2017)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
	Longlist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Jean Wyllys (born 1974) (nominated jointly with M. Franco)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Alexei Navalny (1976–2024)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party
2020Template:Efn	Laureate	Democratic opposition in Belarus represented by Coordination Council members:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group, Renew Europe, European People's Party and Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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		Berta Cáceres (1971–2016) Guapinol environmental activists:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance and The Left in the European Parliament
		Najib Mikhael Moussa (born 1955)	Template:Flagu	Identity and Democracy
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		Polish LGBTI activists:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Malin Björk and 42 other MEPs
2021	Laureate	Alexei Navalny (1976–2024)	Template:Flagu	European People's Party and Renew Europe
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		Jeanine Áñez (born 1967)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
		Afghan women and human rights activists:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and Greens–European Free Alliance
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		Sultana Khaya (born 1980)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
		Global Witness (founded in 1993)	Template:Flagu	Marie Toussaint and other 42 MEPs
2022	Laureate	The Ukrainian people represented by: Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, European Conservatives and Reformists Group European People's Party Group, and Renew Europe
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		Julian Assange (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	Sabrina Pignedoli and 40 other MEPs
		Colombia Truth Commission (founded in 2016)	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
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		Sônia Guajajara (born 1974)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Shireen Abu Akleh (1971–2022)	Template:Flagu	Grace O'Sullivan and 42 other MEPs
2023	Laureate	Mahsa Jina Amini (1999–2022) and Woman, Life, Freedom movement (founded in 2022) Women in Iran	Template:Flagu	European People's Party, Renew Europe, and Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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		Vilma Núñez (born 1938) Rolando José Álvarez (born 1966)	Template:Flagu	Tilly Metz and 42 other MEPs
		Women fighting for free, safe and legal abortion: Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
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		Vanessa Nakate (born 1996)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Elon Musk (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	Identity and Democracy
		Afghan education activists:Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	Petras Auštrevičius and 58 other MEPs
		Pro-European people of Georgia Nino Lomjaria (born1984)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group
2024	Laureate	María Corina Machado (born 1967) Edmundo González (born 1949)	Template:Flagu	European Conservatives and Reformists Group and European People's Party Group
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		Gubad Ibadoghlu (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	Greens–European Free Alliance
		Women Wage Peace (founded in 2014) Women of the Sun (founded in 2021)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Renew Europe Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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		Elon Musk (born 1971)	Template:Flagu	Europe of Sovereign Nations Group and Patriots for Europe
		Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip: Template:Bulleted list	Template:Flagu	The Left in the European Parliament
2025	to be announced on September 2025

See also

• Nobel Peace Prize
• Gandhi Peace Prize

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