The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament.
A shortlist of nominees is drawn up annually by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Development. The MEPs who make up those committees then select a shortlist in September. Thereafter, the final choice is given to The European Parliament's Conference of Presidents (President and political group's leaders) and the laureate's name is announced late in October. The prize is awarded in a ceremony at the Parliament's Strasbourg hemicycle (round chamber) in December.
The first prize was awarded jointly to South African Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko. The 1990 award was given to Aung San Suu Kyi, but she could not receive it until 2013 as a result of her political imprisonment in Burma. The prize has also been awarded to organisations, the first being the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in 1992. Seven Sakharov laureates were subsequently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Aung San Suu Kyi (1991), Nelson Mandela (1993), Malala Yousafzai (2014), Denis Mukwege (2018), Nadia Murad (2018), Memorial (2022) and María Corina Machado (2025).
Razan Zaitouneh (2011) was kidnapped in 2013 and is still missing. Nasrin Sotoudeh (2012) was released from prison in September 2013, but is still barred from leaving Iran, along with fellow 2012 laureate Jafar Panahi. The 2017 prize was awarded to the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, under boycott of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
As of 2024, the prize has been awarded to 51 recipients: 39 individuals (with 3 posthumously given) and 12 organizations.
Laureates and nominees
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!Year
!Award
!Nominees
!Country/<br/>Headquarters
!Nominators
|-
! rowspan=8|1988
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)<br/>Anatoly Marchenko (1938–1986)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| <br/>
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
|-
|rowspan=2|Finalists
|-
| Doina Cornea (1929–2018)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance and <br/>Christopher Prout and other MEPs
|-
| Gyula Horn (1932–2013)
|
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats<br/> and European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlists
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Yang Zili (born 1971)<br/>Mojtaba Saminejad (born 1980)<br/>Zouhair Yahyaoui (1967–2005)
| <br/><br/>
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Mukhtar Mai (born 1972)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| Gunārs Astra (1931–1988)
|
| Union for Europe of the Nations
|-
| Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924–2016)<br/>Sergei Kovalev (1930–2021)
|
| Independence/Democracy
|-
| Mudawi Ibrahim Adam (born 1956)
|
| Simon Coveney and other MEPs
|-
| Daniel Barenboim (born 1942)<br>West–Eastern Divan Orchestra (founded in 1999)
| <br/>
| Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and other MEPs
|-
| Aminatou Haidar (born 1966)
|
| Karin Scheele and other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="12"|2006
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alaksandar Milinkievič (born 1947)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Union for Europe of the Nations <br/>and European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961)
|
| Marie-Arlette Carlotti and other MEPs
|-
| Fulda-Moscho-Project (founded in 2002)<br/>Muthgard Hinkelmann-Toewe (born 1940)
| <br/>
| Alexander Nuno Alvaro and other MEPs
|-
| Vladimir Kozlov (born 1960)
|
| Toomas Hendrik Ilves and other MEPs
|-
| Erwin Kräutler (born 1939)
|
| Herbert Bösch (born 1954) and other MEPs
|-
| Somaly Mam (born 1970)
|
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
| Mesfin Woldemariam (1930–2020)
|
| Ana Maria Gomes and other MEPs
|-
| Women in Black (founded in 1991)
|
| Jelko Kacin and other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="7"|2007
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Salih Mahmoud Osman (born 1957)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe<br/> and Josep Borrell and 181 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006)
|
| European People's Party
|-
| Hu Jia (born 1973)<br/>Zeng Jinyan (born 1983)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlists
|
| Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
|-
| Malalai Joya (born 1978)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
! rowspan="10"|2008
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Hu Jia (born 1973)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe,<br/> and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Alyaksandr Kazulin (born 1955)
|
| Jacek Protasiewicz and 45 other MEPs
|-
| Apollinaire Malu Malu (1961–2016)
|
| Luisa Morgantini and 47 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=6|Longlists
|-
| Íngrid Betancourt (born 1961)
|
| Party of European Socialists
|-
| 14th Dalai Lama (born 1935)
|
| Union for Europe of the Nations and<br/>Piia-Noora Kauppi and 40 other MEPs
|-
| Morgan Tsvangirai (1958–2018)
|
| Luís Queiró and 96 other MEPs
|-
| European Roma Rights Centre (founded in 1996)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| Mikhail Trepashkin (born 1957)
|
| Independence/Democracy
|-
! rowspan="11" |2009
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Memorial (founded in 1989) and<br/> human rights defenders in Russia:
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Greens–European Free Alliance and <br/>Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 59 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955)
|
| Véronique De Keyser and 54 other MEPs
|-
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964)
| <br/>
| The Left in the European Parliament<br/> and Olle Schmidt and 31 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=7|Longlists
|-
| Fundación Vicente Ferrer (founded in 1996)
|
| Juan Andrés Perelló and 39 other MEPs
|-
| Mariam Lamizana (born 1951)
|
| Europe of Freedom and Democracy
|-
| Denis Mukwege (born 1955)
|
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
| Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946)
|
| Michael Gahler and 44 other MEPs
|-
| Shadi Sadr (born 1974)<br/>Neda Agha-Soltan (1983–2009)<br/>Iranian citizens and activists
|
| Marietje Schaake and 39 other MEPs
|-
| Roberto Saviano (born 1979)
|
| Sonia Alfano and 39 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="11" | 2010
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Guillermo Fariñas (born 1962)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European Conservatives and Reformists Group, <br/>European People's Party, and <br/>Edvard Kožušník and 91 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Breaking the Silence (founded in 2004)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament<br/>and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Birtukan Mideksa (born 1974)
|
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
|rowspan=7|Longlists
|-
| "Access" (founded in ?)
|
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
| Haitham al-Maleh (born 1931)
|
| Heidi Hautala and 44 other MEPs
|-
| Aminatou Haidar (born 1966)
|
| Norbert Neuser and 42 other MEPs
|-
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964)
| <br/>
| Olle Schmidt and 40 other MEPs
|-
| Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý (born 1946)
|
| rowspan=2|European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| Open Doors (founded in 1955)
|
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2011
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Five Arab spring activists:
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|<br/><br /><br/>
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, <br/>Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,<br/> Greens–European Free Alliance and<br/>European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Dzmitry Bandarenka (born 1963)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| San José de Apartadó Peace Community <br/>(founded in 1997)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
|rowspan=2|Longlists
| Izzeldin Abuelaish (born 1955)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| Boris Pahor (1913–2022)
|
| Milan Zver and 51 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="7" | 2012
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Nasrin Sotoudeh (born 1963)<br/>Jafar Panahi (born 1960)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,<br/>Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, <br/>Greens–European Free Alliance and<br/>Elmar Brok and 38 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Ales Bialatski (born 1962)
|
| Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 82 other MEPs
|-
| Pussy Riot (founded in 2011)
|
| Werner Schulz and 45 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlists
|-
| Rwanda political prisoners represented by:
|
| Willy Meyer Pleite and 41 other MEPs
|-
| Joseph Francis (born ?)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
! rowspan="9" | 2013
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Malala Yousafzai (born 1997)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, <br/>Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, <br/>European Conservatives and Reformists Group, <br/> and European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Belarusian political prisoners represented by:
|
| Marek Migalski and 41 other MEPs
|-
| Edward Snowden (born 1983)
| <br/>
| The Left in the European Parliament <br/>and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=5|Longlists
|-
| Reeyot Alemu (born 1980)<br/>Eskinder Nega (born 1969)
|
| Ana Maria Gomes and 40 other MEPs
|-
| Mikhail Khodorkovsky (born 1963)
|
| Werner Schulz and 40 other MEPs
|-
| "Standing Man" protesters
|
| Marietje Schaake and 40 other MEPs
|-
| CNN Freedom Project (founded in 2011)
|
| Boris Zala and 40 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="8" | 2014
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Denis Mukwege (born 1955)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats<br/>and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Leyla Yunus (born 1955)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| EuroMaiden represented by:
|
| Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 52 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=4|Longlists
|-
| Mahmoud Al 'Asali (?–2014)<br/>Louis Raphaël I Sako (born 1948)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group<br/>Anna Záborská and 66 other MEPs
|-
| Organisations for the protection of Christian <br/>minorities:
| <br/><br/>
| Philippe Juvin and 60 other MEPs
|-
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969)
| <br/>
| Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
|-
! rowspan="8" | 2015
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Raif Badawi (born 1984)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, <br/>European Conservatives and Reformists Group, <br/>and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Boris Nemtsov (1959–2015)
|
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
| Venezuelan opposition and political prisoners
|
| European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=4|Longlist
|-
| Edna Adan Ismail (born 1937)
|
| Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
|-
| Nadiya Savchenko (born 1981)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| Edward Snowden (born 1983)<br/>Antoine Deltour (born 1985)<br/>Stéphanie Gibaud (born 1965)
| <br/><br/>
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2016
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Nadia Murad (born 1993)<br/>Lamiya Haji Bashar (born 1998)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and<br/>Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Can Dündar (born 1961)
|
| Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy, <br/>The Left in the European Parliament, <br/>and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Mustafa Dzhemilev (born 1943)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group <br/>and European People's Party Group
|-
|rowspan=2|Longlists
|-
| Ilham Tohti (born 1969)
|
| Ilhan Kyuchyuk and 42 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="8" | 2017
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Democratic opposition in Venezuela represented by <br/>National Assembly and all political prisoners:
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe <br/>and European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic (born 1972)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Dawit Isaak (born 1964)
| <br/>
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats<br/>Cecilia Wikström and 46 other MEPs
|-
|rowspan=4|Longlists
|-
| Asia Bibi (born 1971)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| Selahattin Demirtaş (born 1973)<br/>Figen Yüksekdağ (born 1971)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (born 1950)
|
| Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
|-
! rowspan="10" | 2018
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Oleg Sentsov (born 1976)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European People's Party
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Nasser Zefzafi (born 1979)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| NGOs protecting human rights and saving migrant <br/>lives across the Mediterranean Sea:
| <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats<br/> and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=6|Longlists
|-
| Seyran Ateş (born 1963)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| "Caesar", Syrian military photographer (born ?)
|
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
|-
| Dewayne "Lee" Johnson (born 1972)
|
| Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
|-
| AfriForum (founded in 2006)
|
| Europe of Nations and Freedom
|-
| Mary Wagner (born 1974)
|
| Marek Jurek and 41 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="7" | 2019
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Ilham Tohti (born 1969)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Renew Europe
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Marielle Franco (1979–2018)<br/>Claudelice Silva dos Santos (born 1982)<br/>Raoni Metuktire (born 1932)
|
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats <br/>and The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| The Restorers (founded in 2017)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlist
|-
| Jean Wyllys (born 1974)<br/><small>(nominated jointly with M. Franco)</small>
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Alexei Navalny (1976–2024)
|
| European People's Party
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2020
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Democratic opposition in Belarus represented by <br/>Coordination Council members:
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European Conservatives and Reformists Group, <br/>Renew Europe, European People's Party and <br/>Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Berta Cáceres (1971–2016)<br/>Guapinol environmental activists:
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance and <br/>The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| Najib Mikhael Moussa (born 1955)
|
| Identity and Democracy
|-
|rowspan=2|Longlists
|-
| Polish LGBTI activists:
|
| Malin Björk and 42 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="7" | 2021
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Alexei Navalny (1976–2024)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European People's Party and Renew Europe
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Jeanine Áñez (born 1967)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
| Afghan women and human rights activists:
|
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats <br/> and Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlist
|-
| Sultana Khaya (born 1980)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| Global Witness (founded in 1993)
|
| Marie Toussaint and other 42 MEPs
|-
! rowspan="7" | 2022
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|The Ukrainian people represented by:
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, <br/>European Conservatives and Reformists Group <br/>European People's Party Group, and <br/>Renew Europe
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Julian Assange (born 1971)
|
| Sabrina Pignedoli and 40 other MEPs
|-
| Colombia Truth Commission (founded in 2016)
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
|rowspan=3|Longlists
|-
| Sônia Guajajara (born 1974)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Shireen Abu Akleh (1971–2022)
|
| Grace O'Sullivan and 42 other MEPs
|-
! rowspan="9" | 2023
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Mahsa Jina Amini (1999–2022) and <br/>Woman, Life, Freedom movement (founded in 2022)<br/>Women in Iran
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European People's Party, Renew Europe, and <br/>Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Vilma Núñez (born 1938)<br/>Rolando José Álvarez (born 1966)
|
| Tilly Metz and 42 other MEPs
|-
| Women fighting for free, safe and legal abortion:<br/>
| <br/><br/>
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
| rowspan=5|Longlist
|-
| Vanessa Nakate (born 1996)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Elon Musk (born 1971)
|
| Identity and Democracy
|-
| Afghan education activists:
|
| Petras Auštrevičius and 58 other MEPs
|-
| Pro-European people of Georgia<br/>Nino Lomjaria (born 1984)
|
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
|-
! rowspan="7" | 2024
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|Laureate
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|María Corina Machado (born 1967) <br/>Edmundo González (born 1949)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|European Conservatives and Reformists Group <br/>and European People's Party Group
|-
|rowspan=3|Finalists
|-
| Gubad Ibadoghlu (born 1971)
|
| Greens–European Free Alliance
|-
| Women Wage Peace (founded in 2014)<br/>Women of the Sun (founded in 2021)
| <br/>
| Renew Europe<br/>Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
| rowspan=3 |Longlist
|-
| Elon Musk (born 1971)
|
| Europe of Sovereign Nations Group<br/> and Patriots for Europe
|-
| Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip:<br/>
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
! rowspan="8" |2025
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black" rowspan="2"|Laureates
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| Andrzej Poczobut (1973–)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| European Conservatives and Reformists Group<br/> and European People's Party Group
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| Mzia Amaglobeli (1975–)<br/> Georgia's pro-democracy protest movement (founded in 2024)
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"|
| style="background:#FAEB86; white-space:nowrap; color:black"| Rasa Juknevičienė and 60 other MEPs
|-
| rowspan="2" |Finalists
|Serbian Students
|
|Renew Europe
|-
|Journalists and humanitarian aid workers in conflict zones:<br />
|
|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
|-
| rowspan="4" |Longlist
|Boualem Sansal (1949–)
|
|Patriots for Europe
|-
|Journalists in Palestine:<br />
|
| The Left in the European Parliament
|-
|Budapest Pride (founded in 1997)
|
|Greens-European Free Alliance, Marc Angel, Kim van Sparrentak and 43 other MEPs
|-
|Charlie Kirk (1993–2025)
|
|Europe of Sovereign Nations
|-
|}
Table notes
See also
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Gandhi Peace Prize