| Year | Award | Nominees | Country/
Headquarters | Nominators |
|---|
| 1988 | Laureate | Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Anatoly Marchenko (1938–1986) |  South Africa
 Soviet Union | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Roald Zelichenok (1936–2024) | Soviet Union | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Larisa Bogoraz (1929–2004) | Soviet Union | |
International Human Rights Association
(founded in ?) |  Switzerland | |
| Natan Sharansky (born 1948) |  Israel | |
| Mordechai Vanunu (born 1954) | Israel | |
| 1989 | Laureate | Alexander Dubček (1921–1992) |  Czechoslovakia | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
and Luigi Alberto Colajanni and other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Doina Cornea (1929–2018) |  Romania | Greens–European Free Alliance and
Christopher Prout and other MEPs |
| Gyula Horn (1932–2013) |  Hungary | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
andEuropean People's Party |
| Longlists[11] |
| Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927–2013) |  Poland | Anne McIntosh and other MEPs |
| Chico Mendes (1944–1988) |  Brazil | The Left in the European Parliament |
| 1990 | Laureate | Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945)[a] |  Myanmar | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| László Tőkés (born 1952) | Hungary | European People's Party |
| Fang Lizhi (1936–2012) |  China | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Longlists[11] |
Universidad Católica de El Salvador
(founded 1982) |  El Salvador | Rosy Bindi and other MEPs |
| Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) |  Yugoslavia | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Adem Demaçi (1936–2018)[b] | Yugoslavia | Jaak Vandemeulebroucke and other MEPs |
| Chico Mendes (1944–1988)[b] | Brazil | Left Unity Group |
| Aziz Nesin (1915–1995)[b] |  Turkey |
| 1991 | Laureate | Adem Demaçi (1936–2016) | Yugoslavia | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party,
Greens–European Free Alliance,
European People's Party,
andAlexander Langer and other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| László Tőkés (born 1952) | Hungary | European People's Party |
| Terry Waite (born 1939) |  United Kingdom | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Longlists[11] |
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022)
Boris Yeltsin (1931–2006) | Soviet Union | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Nancy Gracey (?-2025) | United Kingdom | CG Group |
| Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) |  Georgia | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
| Wei Jingsheng (born 1950) | China | European Democratic Party |
| 1992 | Laureate | Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (founded in 1977) |  Argentina | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) |  Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| María Elena Cruz Varela (born 1953) |  Cuba | |
| Longlists[11] |
Cuban Commission for Human Rights
and National Reconciliation (founded in 1987) | Cuba | |
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992)
Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992) |  Italy | |
| Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959) |  Guatemala | |
| 1993 | Laureate | Oslobođenje (founded in 1943) | Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) |  East Timor | |
| Gendün Rinchen (1926–1997) |  Bhutan | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Cedric Mayson (1927–2015) | South Africa | |
| Volmer do Nascimento (?–1991) | Brazil | |
| Salman Rushdie (born 1947) | United Kingdom | |
| 1994 | Laureate | Taslima Nasrin (born 1962) |  Bangladesh | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Sebastian Arcos Bergnes (1931–1997) | Cuba | |
| Leyla Zana (born 1961)[c] | Turkey | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) | East Timor | |
| Samuel Ruiz (1924–2011) |  Mexico | |
| Wei Jingsheng (born 1950) | China | |
| Mehdi Zana (born 1940)[c] | Turkey | |
| 1995 | Laureate | Leyla Zana (born 1961) | Turkey | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021) |  Russia | |
| Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006) |  Egypt | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Comunità San Patrignano (founded in 1978) | Italy | |
| Community of Sant'Egidio (founded in 1968) | Italy | |
| Palden Gyatso (1933–2018) | China | |
| Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995) |  Nigeria | |
| 1996 | Laureate | Wei Jingsheng (born 1950) | China | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Samuel Ruiz (1924–2011) | Mexico | |
| Leonel Morejón Almagro (born ?) | Cuba | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Silvia Baraldini (born 1947) | Italy | |
| Aleksandr Nikitin (born 1952) | Russia | |
| 1997 | Laureate | Salima Ghezali (born 1958) |  Algeria | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Franjo Komarica (born 1946) | Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
| Eleni Foka (born 1950) |  Cyprus | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Elizardo Sánchez (born 1944) | Cuba | |
| 1998 | Laureate | Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) |  Yugoslavia | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Akın Birdal (born 1948) | Turkey | |
| Ukshin Hoti (1942–1999) |  Kosovo | |
| Longlists[11] |
| ACCEPT (founded in 1996) |  Romania | |
| 14th Dalai Lama (born 1935) | China | |
| José Rainha Júnior (born 1960) | Brazil | |
| Marta Beatriz Roque (born 1945) | Cuba | |
| Mordechai Vanunu (born 1954) | Israel | |
| 1999 | Laureate | Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) | East Timor | |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Angelina Atyam (born 1946) |  Uganda | |
| Radio B 2-92 (founded in 1989) |  Serbia | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Akın Birdal (born 1948) | Turkey | |
| Khemaïs Ksila (born 1956) |  Tunisia | |
| Martin Lee (born 1938) |  Hong Kong | |
| 2000 | Laureate | ¡Basta Ya! (founded in 1994) |  Spain | Gerardo Galeote Quecedo and other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Angelina Atyam (born 1946) | Uganda | |
| Andrei Babitsky (1964–2022) | Russia | |
| Ngawang Sangdrol (born 1977) | China | |
| Longlists[11] |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal (born 1954) |  United States | |
| Immaculée Birhaheka (born 1960) |  DR Congo | |
| Radhia Nasraoui (born 1953) | Tunisia | |
| Aleksandr Nikitin (born 1952) | Russia | |
| 2001 | Laureate | Nurit Peled-Elhanan (born 1949)
Izzat Ghazzawi (1951–2003) | Israel
 Palestine | Francis Wurtz and other MEPs |
|---|
| Zacarias Kamwenho (born 1934) |  Angola | José Ribeiro e Castro and other MEPs |
| Finalists[11] |
| Sihem Bensedrine (born 1950) | Tunisia | Harlem Désir and other MEPs |
| Longlists[11] |
| Angelina Atyam (born 1946) | Uganda | Emma Nicholson and other MEPs |
| Francisco de Roux (born 1943) |  Colombia | Antonio Di Pietro and other MEPs |
| Patrick Leahy (born 1940) | United States | Mario Segni and other MEPs |
| Li Hongzhi (born 1951) | China | Nelly Maes and other MEPs |
| Ngawang Sangdrol (born 1977) | China | Thomas Mann and other MEPs |
| Morgan Tsvangirai (1952–2018) |  Zimbabwe | Johan Van Hecke and other MEPs |
| 2002 | Laureate | Oswaldo Payá (1952–2012) | Cuba | Graham Watson and 3 other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
Sihem Bensedrine (born 1950)
Saad Eddin Ibrahim (1938–2023) | Tunisia
Egypt | Emma Bonino and 5 other MEPs |
| Morgan Tsvangirai (1952–2018) | Zimbabwe | Geoffrey Van Orden and 3 other MEPs |
| Longlists[11] |
| Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953–2001) |  Afghanistan | Union for Europe of the Nations |
| Grigory Pasko (born 1962) | Russia | Matti Wuori and 3 other MEPs |
| Kailash Satyarthi (born 1954) |  India | Luigi Vinci and other MEPs |
| 2003 | Laureate | Kofi Annan (1938–2018)
United Nations (founded in 1945) |  Ghana
 United Nations | European People's Party and
Party of European Socialists |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Akbar Ganji (born 1960) |  Iran | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003) | Brazil | 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) |  Sweden
Egypt | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Longlists[11] |
| Saim Balmukhanov (1922–?) |  Kazakhstan | Struan Stevenson and other MEPs |
| Yury Bandazhevsky (born 1957) |  Belarus | Marie Anne Isler Béguin and other MEPs |
Central Asian opposition leaders and campaigners
of democracy: |  Kyrgyzstan
 Uzbekistan
 Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan | Matti Wuori and other MEPs |
| 2004 | Laureate | Belarusian Association of Journalists
(founded in 1995) | Belarus | Michael Gahler and other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[11] |
| Natalya Estemirova (1958–2009) | Russia | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021) | Russia | Vytautas Landsbergis and other MEPs |
| Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961) | Colombia | Party of European Socialists |
| Longlists[11] |
| Reporters Without Borders (born 1985) |  France | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
Enzo Baldoni (1948–2004)
Rachel Corrie (1979–2003)
Leonid Roshal (born 1933) | Italy
United States
Russia | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016) | Russia | Independence/Democracy |
| Angelica Edna Calo Livne (born 1955) | Italy | Mario Mauro and other MEPs |
| Václav Havel (1936–2011) | Czechoslovakia | Jana Bobošíková and other MEPs |
| Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (born 1947) |  Maldives | Nirj Deva and other MEPs |
| Zubr (founded in 2001) | Belarus | Rolandas Pavilionis and other MEPs |
| 2005 | Laureate | Ladies in White (born 2003) | Cuba | Gerardo Galeote Quecedo and other MEPs |
|---|
| Reporters Without Borders (founded in 1989) | France | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Hauwa Ibrahim (founded in 1989) | Nigeria | Party of European Socialists |
| Longlists[15] |
Yang Zili (born 1971)
Mojtaba Saminejad (born 1980)
Zouhair Yahyaoui (1967–2005) | China
Iran
Tunisia | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Mukhtar Mai (born 1972) |  Pakistan | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Gunārs Astra (1931–1988) |  Latvia | Union for Europe of the Nations |
Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016)
Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021) | Russia | Independence/Democracy |
| Mudawi Ibrahim Adam (born 1956) |  Sudan | Simon Coveney and other MEPs |
Daniel Barenboim (born 1942)
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra (founded in 199) |  Germany
Spain | Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and other MEPs |
| Aminatou Haidar (born 1966) |  Western Sahara | Karin Scheele and other MEPs |
| 2006 | Laureate | Alaksandar Milinkievič (born 1947) | Belarus | Union for Europe of the Nations
andEuropean People's Party |
|---|
| Finalists[16] |
| TheColombians fighting for kidnapped hostages | Colombia | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Ghassan Tueni (1926–2012)[d] |  Lebanon | The Left in the European Parliament
andParty of European Socialists |
| Longlists[16] |
| Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961) | Colombia | Marie-Arlette Carlotti and other MEPs |
Fulda-Moscho-Project (founded in 2002)
Muthgard Hinkelmann-Toewe (born 1940) | Germany
 Kenya | Alexander Nuno Alvaro and other MEPs |
| Vladimir Kozlov (born 1960) | Kazakhstan | Toomas Hendrik Ilves and other MEPs |
| Erwin Kräutler (born 1939) |  Austria | Herbert Bösch (born 1954) and other MEPs |
| Somaly Mam (born 1970) |  Cambodia | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Mesfin Woldemariam (1930–2020) |  Ethiopia | Ana Maria Gomes and other MEPs |
| Women in Black (founded in 1991) | Serbia | Jelko Kacin and other MEPs |
| 2007 | Laureate | Salih Mahmoud Osman (born 1957) | Sudan | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
andJosep Borrell and 181 other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists |
| Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006) | Russia | European People's Party |
Hu Jia (born 1973)
Zeng Jinyan (born 1983) | China | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Longlists[17] |
| PatriarchBartholomew I (born 1940)[e] | Turkey | Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty |
| Malalai Joya (born 1978) | Afghanistan | The Left in the European Parliament |
| 2008 | Laureate | Hu Jia (born 1973) | China | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
|---|
| Finalists |
| Alyaksandr Kazulin (born 1955) | Belarus | Jacek Protasiewicz and 45 other MEPs |
| Apollinaire Malu Malu (1961–2016) | DR Congo | Luisa Morgantini and 47 other MEPs |
| Longlists |
| Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961) | Colombia | Party of European Socialists |
| 14th Dalai Lama (born 1935) | China | Union for Europe of the Nations and
Piia-Noora Kauppi and 40 other MEPs |
| Morgan Tsvangirai (1958–2018) | Zimbabwe | Luís Queiró and 96 other MEPs |
| European Roma Rights Centre (founded in 1996) | Hungary | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Mikhail Trepashkin (born 1957) | Russia | Independence/Democracy |
| 2009 | Laureate | Memorial (founded in 1989) and
human rights defenders in Russia: | Russia | Greens–European Free Alliance and
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 59 other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[18] |
| Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955) | Palestine | Véronique De Keyser and 54 other MEPs |
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964) |  Eritrea
Sweden | The Left in the European Parliament
andOlle Schmidt and 31 other MEPs |
| Longlists[19] |
| Fundación Vicente Ferrer (founded in 1996) | Spain | Juan Andrés Perelló and 39 other MEPs |
| Mariam Lamizana (born 1951) |  Burkina Faso | Europe of Freedom and Democracy |
| Denis Mukwege (born 1955) | DR Congo | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946) |  Vietnam | Michael Gahler and 44 other MEPs |
Shadi Sadr (born 1974)
Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009)
Iranian citizens and activists | Iran | Marietje Schaake and 39 other MEPs |
| Roberto Saviano (born 1979) | Italy | Sonia Alfano and 39 other MEPs |
| 2010 | Laureate | Guillermo Fariñas (born 1962)[f] | Cuba | European Conservatives and Reformists Group,
European People's Party, and
Edvard Kožušník and 91 other MEPs |
|---|
| Finalists[21] |
| Breaking the Silence (founded in 2004) | Israel | The Left in the European Parliament
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
| Birtukan Mideksa (born 1974) | Ethiopia | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Longlists[22] |
| "Access" (founded in ?) | | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Haitham al-Maleh (born 1931) |  Syria | Heidi Hautala and 44 other MEPs |
| Aminatou Haidar (born 1966) | Western Sahara | Norbert Neuser and 42 other MEPs |
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964) | Eritrea
Sweden | Olle Schmidt and 40 other MEPs |
| Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946) | Vietnam | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| Open Doors (founded in 1955) |  Netherlands |
| 2011 | Laureate | FiveArab spring activists: | Egypt
 Libya
Syria
Tunisia | 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) | Belarus | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
San José de Apartadó Peace Community
(founded in 1997) | Colombia | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Longlists[23] | Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955) | Palestine | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| Boris Pahor (1933–2022) |  Slovenia | Milan Zver and 51 other MEPs |
| 2012 | Laureate | Nasrin Sotoudeh (born 1963)
Jafar Panahi (born 1960) | Iran | 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) | Belarus | Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 82 other MEPs |
| Pussy Riot (founded in 2011) | Russia | Werner Schulz and 45 other MEPs |
| Longlists[24] |
| Rwanda political prisoners represented by: |  Rwanda | Willy Meyer Pleite and 41 other MEPs |
| Joseph Francis (born ?) | Pakistan | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| 2013 | Laureate | Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) | Pakistan | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,
European Conservatives and Reformists Group,
andEuropean People's Party |
|---|
| Finalists[25] |
| Belarusian political prisoners represented by: | Belarus | Marek Migalski and 41 other MEPs |
| Edward Snowden (born 1983) | United States
Russia | The Left in the European Parliament
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
| Longlists[26] |
Reeyot Alemu (born 1980)
Eskinder Nega (born 1969) | Ethiopia | Ana Maria Gomes and 40 other MEPs |
| Mikhail Khodorkovsky (born 1963) | Russia | Werner Schulz and 40 other MEPs |
| "Standing Man" protesters | Turkey | Marietje Schaake and 40 other MEPs |
| CNN Freedom Project (founded in 2011) | United States | Boris Zala and 40 other MEPs |
| 2014 | Laureate | Denis Mukwege (born 1955) | DR Congo | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
andAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
|---|
| Finalists |
| Leyla Yunus (born 1955) |  Azerbaijan | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| EuroMaiden represented by: |  Ukraine | Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 52 other MEPs |
| Longlists[27] |
Mahmoud Al 'Asali (?–2014)
Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948) |  Iraq | European Conservatives and Reformists Group
Anna Záborská and 66 other MEPs |
Organisations for the protection of Christian
minorities: | Netherlands
 Belgium
Germany | Philippe Juvin and 60 other MEPs |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969) |  Somalia
United States | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| 2015 | Laureate | Raif Badawi (born 1984) |  Saudi Arabia | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,
European Conservatives and Reformists Group,
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
|---|
| Finalists[28] |
| Boris Nemtsov (1959–2015) | Russia | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Venezuelan opposition andpolitical prisoners |  Venezuela | European People's Party |
| Longlist[29] |
| Edna Adan Ismail (born 1937) | Somalia | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| Nadiya Savchenko (born 1981) | Ukraine | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
Edward Snowden (born 1983)
Antoine Deltour (born 1985)
Stéphanie Gibaud (born 1965) | United States
Russia
France | The Left in the European Parliament |
| 2016 | Laureate | Nadia Murad (born 1993)
Lamiya Haji Bashar (born 1998) | Iraq | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
|---|
| Finalists[30] |
| Can Dündar (born 1961) | Turkey | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy,
The Left in the European Parliament,
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
| Mustafa Dzhemilev (born 1943) | Ukraine | European Conservatives and Reformists Group
andEuropean People's Party Group |
| Longlists[31] |
| Ilham Tohti (born 1969) | China | Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 42 other MEPs |
| 2017 | Laureate | Democratic opposition in Venezuela represented by
National Assembly and all political prisoners: | Venezuela | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
andEuropean People's Party |
|---|
| Finalists |
| Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic (born 1972) | Guatemala | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964) | Eritrea
Sweden | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Cecilia Wikström and 46 other MEPs |
| Longlists[32] |
| Asia Bibi (born 1971) | Pakistan | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
Selahattin Demirtaş (born 1973)
Figen Yüksekdağ (born 1971) | Turkey | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (born 1950) |  Burundi | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| 2018 | Laureate | Oleg Sentsov (born 1976) | Ukraine | European People's Party |
|---|
| Finalists[33] |
| Nasser Zefzafi (born 1979) |  Morocco | The Left in the European Parliament |
NGOs protecting human rights and saving migrant
lives across theMediterranean Sea: | Germany
France
 Malta
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
| Longlists[34] |
| Seyran Ateş (born 1963) | Germany | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| "Caesar", Syrian military photographer (born ?) | Syria | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Dewayne "Lee" Johnson (born 1972) | United States | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| AfriForum (founded in 2006) |  South Africa | Europe of Nations and Freedom |
| Mary Wagner (born 1974) |  Canada | Marek Jurek and 41 other MEPs |
| 2019 | Laureate | Ilham Tohti (born 1969) | China | Renew Europe |
|---|
| Finalists[35] |
Marielle Franco (1979–2018)
Claudelice Silva dos Santos (born 1982)
Raoni Metuktire (born 1932) | Brazil | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
andThe Left in the European Parliament |
| The Restorers (founded in 2017) | Kenya | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| Longlist[36] |
Jean Wyllys (born 1974)
(nominated jointly withM. Franco) | Brazil | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Alexei Navalny (1976–2024) | Russia | European People's Party |
| 2020[g] | Laureate | Democratic opposition in Belarus represented by
Coordination Council members: | Belarus | European Conservatives and Reformists Group,
Renew Europe,European People's Party and
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
|---|
| Finalists[38] |
Berta Cáceres (1971–2016)
Guapinol environmental activists:- Porfirio Sorto Cedillo (born 1974)
- José Avelino Cedillo (born ?)
- Orbin Naún Hernández (born ?)
- Kevin Alejandro Romero (born ?)
- Arnold Javier Aleman (born ?)
- Ever Alexander Cedillo (born 1991)
- Daniel Marquez (born ?)
- Jeremías Martínez Díaz (born ?)
|  Honduras | Greens–European Free Alliance and
The Left in the European Parliament |
| Najib Mikhael Moussa (born 1955) | Iraq | Identity and Democracy |
| Longlists[39] |
Polish LGBTI activists:- Jakub Gawron (born ?)
- Paulina Pająk (born 1992)
- Paweł Preneta (born 1980)
- Kamil Maczuga (born 1993)
|  Poland | Malin Björk and 42 other MEPs |
| 2021 | Laureate | Alexei Navalny (1976–2024) | Russia | European People's Party andRenew Europe |
|---|
| Finalists[40] |
| Jeanine Áñez (born 1967) |  Bolivia | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| Afghan women and human rights activists: | Afghanistan | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
andGreens–European Free Alliance |
| Longlist[41] |
| Sultana Khaya (born 1980) | Western Sahara | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Global Witness (founded in 1993) | United Kingdom | Marie Toussaint and other 42 MEPs |
| 2022 | Laureate | The Ukrainian people represented by: | Ukraine | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,
European Conservatives and Reformists Group
European People's Party Group, and
Renew Europe |
|---|
| Finalists[42] |
| Julian Assange (born 1971) |  Australia | Sabrina Pignedoli and 40 other MEPs |
| Colombia Truth Commission (founded in 2016) | Colombia | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Longlists[43] |
| Sônia Guajajara (born 1974) | Brazil | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Shireen Abu Akleh (1971–2022) | Palestine | 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 | Iran | European People's Party,Renew Europe, and
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
|---|
| Finalists[44] |
Vilma Núñez (born 1938)
Rolando José Álvarez (born 1966) |  Nicaragua | Tilly Metz and 42 other MEPs |
Women fighting for free, safe and legal abortion:
| Poland
El Salvador
United States | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Longlist[45] |
| Vanessa Nakate (born 1996) | Uganda | Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Elon Musk (born 1971) | United States | Identity and Democracy |
Afghan education activists:- Marzia Amiri (born ?)
- Parasto Hakim (born ?)
- Matiullah Wesa (born 1992–3)
| Afghanistan | Petras Auštrevičius and 58 other MEPs |
Pro-European people of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria (born1984) | Georgia | European Conservatives and Reformists Group |
| 2024 | Laureate | María Corina Machado (born 1967)
Edmundo González (born 1949) | Venezuela | European Conservatives and Reformists Group
andEuropean People's Party Group |
|---|
| Finalists[46] |
| Gubad Ibadoghlu (born 1971) | Azerbaijan | Greens–European Free Alliance |
Women Wage Peace (founded in 2014)
Women of the Sun (founded in 2021) | Israel
Palestine | Renew Europe
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Longlist[47] |
| Elon Musk (born 1971) | United States | Europe of Sovereign Nations Group
andPatriots for Europe |
Palestinian journalists in theGaza Strip:
| Palestine | The Left in the European Parliament |
| 2025 | Laureates[48][49] | Andrzej Poczobut | Belarus | European Conservatives and Reformists Group andEuropean People's Party Group |
|---|
| Mzia Amaglobeli andGeorgia's pro-democracy protest movement | Georgia | Rasa Juknevičienė and 60 other MEPs |
| Finalists[50] | Serbian Students | Serbia | Renew Europe |
Journalists and humanitarian aid workers in conflict zones:
| Palestine | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Longlist[51] | Boualem Sansal | Algeria | Patriots for Europe |
Journalists inPalestine:
| Palestine | The Left in the European Parliament |
| Budapest Pride | Hungary | Greens-European Free Alliance,Marc Angel,Kim van Sparrentak and 43 other MEPs |
| Charlie Kirk | United States | Europe of Sovereign Nations |
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