The Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent
Celebrating Those Who Unmask the Lie of Dictatorship Through Art
The Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent
Celebrating Those Who Unmask the Lie of Dictatorship Through Art
The Václav Havel International 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
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2025 Laureates
Azza Abo Rebieh
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Sasha Skochilenko
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
