Veu Lliure Prize

Normando Hernández González

Cuban writer and journalist

Salem Zenia

Journalist and writer in Tamazight

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For his dedication to Tamazight language and culture and commitment to the Berber cause.

Koulsy Lamko

African writer

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He has promoted theatre and a better understanding of Africa from a humanitarian and literary point of view.

Easterine Kire

Writer

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Born in Nagaland and exiled in Norway since 2005 for the harassment and violence suffered in her country as a result of her writing.

Balearic Islands Teachers

Teachers

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For their perseverance against the Balearic Government through the actions of the Assemblea dels Docents (Teachers Assembly).

Dessale Berekhet

Eritrean writer

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For his tireless defence of freedom and human rights, and his fight against injustice and the widespread lack of democracy in his country.

Ahmad Jalali Farahani

Iranian journalist, scriptwriter and director

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The award-winner garnered attention for his courage in denouncing the censorship and persecution of journalists in Iran with his documentary “We Are Journalists”.

Zeynep Oral

Turkish writer and activist

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For her bravery, her firm commitment to the defence of human rights and freedom of expression , and for the quality of her body of literature.

Tienchi Martin-Liao

Translator, editor and activist

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She has dedicated her life to the defence of human rights and freedom of expression in her country.

Ramón Esono Ebalé

Cartoonist and activist

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For his fight for freedom of expression in Guinea.

Ali Lmrabet

Journalist and writer

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For his tireless fight for freedom of expression in Morocco

Behrouz Boochani

Writer and journalist

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For his defense of human rights and of the Kurdish language and culture

Mireille Gansel

Translator and writer

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For her commitment to the defense of freedom of expression through translation work.

Victoria Lomasko

Graphic artist and writer

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For her determination to show through his artistic production "other Russias" dissenting from the current governmental discourse.

Tsitsi Dangarembga

Writer and filmmaker

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For her commitment to the values of feminism and the anti-colonial struggle through her literary and cinematic work, and for her activism which has led to her being persecuted in her native Zimbabwe.

Pınar Selek

Writer

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For her strong commitment to the values of freedom and non-discrimination, the high significance of her essayistic and literary work, and the ongoing judicial persecution she remains subjected to.