Awardees

2023

Women Life Freedom Movement of Iran

Accepted on behalf of Shima Babaei, Iranian women’s rights activist

2022

The People of Ukraine

Accepted on behalf of
Dr Wladimir Klitschko
Former Boxing World Champion
Ukraine

2021

Alexei Navalny

M100 Media Award Laureate 2021
Politician
Leader of the Russian opposition and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation FBK
Russia

 

2020

Szabolcs Dull

Journalist and former Editor-in-Chief “index”
Hungary

 

2019

M100 Media Award 2019 to Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister of Scotland
Scotland

 

2018

Deniz Yücel

Turkey Correspondent
Die Welt
Germany

 

2017

Natalia Sindeeva

Founder and CEO
Doshd TV
Russia

 

2016

Roberto Saviano

Author and journalist
Italy

 

2015

Gérard Biard

Editor-in-chief
Charlie Hebdo
Paris

 

2014

Vitali Klitschko

Chairman
UDAR
Ukraine

 

YanukovychLeaks

Activist group and journalists
Ukraine

 

2013

Erdem Gündüz

Founder of the Dance Assembly of the University of Ege
Turkey

 

2012

Mario Draghi

President of the European Central Bank
Italy

 

2011

Michael Anti

Blogger
China

† Lord Weidenfeld

President
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
UK

 

2010

Kurt Westergaard

Cartoonist
Denmark

 

2009

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Former Foreign Minister
Germany

 

 

2008

Ingrid Betancourt

Politician
Colombia

 

2007

Bob Geldof, KBE

Musician, Africa activist and founder of Live AID
UK

 

2006

Dr Bernard Kouchner

Co-founder of Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World)
France

 

2005

Lord Norman Foster

Architect and urban designer
UK