Havel Prize

Celebrating Those Who Unmask the Lie of Dictatorship Through Art

Havel Prize

Celebrating Those Who Unmask the Lie of Dictatorship Through Art

The Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent, established by HRF in 2012, is an award for artistic innovation.
”The rain starts with a single drop.

Manal al-Sharif

Saudi women’s rights advocate and 2012 Havel Prize laureate

Havel Prize Impact

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2024 Laureates

Gabriela Montero
Tamur Hamut Izgil
Toomaj Salehi

2023 Laureates

Pedro X. Molina
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Yuriy Kerpatenko
Art Residency in Occupation
Mariia Loniuk
Stand Up for Ukraine

2022 Laureates

Enes Kanter Freedom
PaykanArtCar
Marina Ovsyannikova

2021 Laureates

Badiucao
Kizito Mihigo
Omar Abdulaziz

2019 Laureates

Rap Against Dictatorship
Rayma Suprani
Ramy Essam

2018 Laureates

Emmanuel Jal
Belarus Free Theatre
Mai Khôi

2017 Laureates

Silvanos Mudzvova
Aayat Alqormozi
El Chigüire Bipolar

2016 Laureates

Atena Farghadani
Umida Akhmedova

2015 Laureates

Girifna
Sakdiyah Ma’ruf

2014 Laureates

Erdem Gunduz (Turkey’s Standing Man)
Pussy Riot
Dhondup Wangchen

2013 Laureates

Ali Ferzat
Park Sang Hak
Ladies in White

2012 Laureates

Manal al-Sharif
Ai Weiwei
Aung San Suu Kyi

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