Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

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Sep 28
Council of Europe awards 2026 Václav Havel Prize to Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe honoured Iranian attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh with the 60,000-euro Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for her advocacy against capital punishment and mandatory veil laws.
May 26
British Historian Timothy Garton Ash Wins 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
The British historian, journalist and essayist Timothy Garton Ash has been awarded the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his chronicling of Europe's democratic struggles and his defense of liberal values.