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“This award belongs to the people of Myanmar.” At the @RightLivelihood Award Presentation, 2019 Laureate @gretathunberg read fellow Laureate Justice For Myanmar’s acceptance speech, honouring everyone who has resisted nearly five years of military terror with courage, dignity and immense sacrifice. The speech dedicates the Award to: ✊ Youth marching for a future without tyranny ⚖️ Survivors seeking justice 📢 Whistleblowers risking everything to tell the truth 🕯️ Those who have lost their lives 🕊️ Communities still fighting for a federal democracy We stand with you. Watch JFM's full acceptance speech delivered by Greta via the link in bio!

Facing the highest stakes, the 2025 @RightLivelihood Laureates are growing hope into action ✊ From @pisfcc and Chamoru lawyer @julianaguon making waves in climate justice, to Justice For Myanmar bravely challenging corruption. @digitalminister.one is showing how technology can bring us together, while Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms prove that even in tough times, community mutual support makes a difference. Their work proves what we can achieve when we come together — for each other and for our planet 🌏🌍🌎 See who's driving real change via link in bio! 📸 @nihiindigenousmedia and VERAIBARI, shot by Cheyenne Abel 📸 NIHI INDIGENOUS MEDIA 📸 PISFCC

🇬🇹 Guatemala’s justice system is at a crossroads. As the country prepares for a new Attorney General to take office this Sunday, 2018 @RightLivelihood Laureate and former Attorney General Thelma Aldana says the path forward is clear: Rebuilding public trust will require “honesty and independence” within the justice system. Aldana knows what this takes. From 2014 to 2018, she led landmark anti-corruption efforts alongside the now-dismantled International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), including investigations that led to the resignation and arrest of then-president Otto Pérez Molina on corruption charges. But in recent years, Guatemala’s justice system has faced severe setbacks. Under outgoing Attorney General Consuelo Porras, nearly 500 career prosecutors and judicial investigators have reportedly been dismissed. More than 150 justice officials, journalists and human rights defenders have been forced into exile amid persecution and threats. Aldana herself has lived in exile in the United States for the past seven years. Now, Guatemala faces a defining moment. The appointment of a new Attorney General is an opportunity to restore judicial independence, strengthen the rule of law and rebuild confidence in public institutions. As Aldana reminds us: “You confront criminality with courage, determination, and the law in your hands.”

“The cyberspace, like any conflict region, there are people waging peace — and people can free the future together.” Democracy does not fail because of technology. It fails when the people it serves are not allowed to steer it. Taiwan’s Audrey Tang @digitalminister.one is showing that technology can strengthen democracy rather than divide it, creating spaces where communities can listen, collaborate, and find “uncommon ground” across differences. 👉 Take a deep dive with Audrey, a 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, as she explores how collective intelligence, trust, and digital participation can help shape more inclusive and resilient societies! Watch the full conversation via the link in bio 👀

“We are part of a wider movement to dismantle the Myanmar military cartel.” Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has perpetrated mass killings, torture, sexual violence, and airstrikes on its own people. But this system is being challenged. Working in anonymity, a covert group of activists is exposing the financial networks that keep the military junta in power — pushing governments and companies worldwide to cut ties 🔍 👉 Take a deep dive with 2025 @rightlivelihood Laureate, Justice For Myanmar, and @amnesty ’s Montse Ferrer. From the frontlines of fear to the fight for justice, JFM and its partners are challenging the military junta and working to reshape Myanmar’s future. Watch the full conversation via the link in bio 👀

“We need to know what happens when states fail to regulate the fossil fuel industry, fail to reduce their emissions.” For years, questions like these were left unanswered, while vulnerable Pacific communities stood alone on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Until 27 law students in Vanuatu chose to rise together ✊ From urgency came action. From action, a movement was born: @pisfcc . Ideas sparked in a classroom became a groundbreaking moment that changed the course of legal history. 👉 Take a deep dive with the 2025 @rightlivelihood Laureates, @julianaguon and PISFCC (represented by @its_mrs_sina ). From the courtroom to the frontlines, they’re shaping a new framework for accountability — where climate inaction carries legal consequences. Watch the full conversation via the link in bio 👀

Nasrin Sotoudeh has spent decades defending women’s rights in Iran. Now, she has been arrested again. Right Livelihood’s Women Laureates Hub stands in solidarity with the 2020 Laureate following her re-arrest. Sotoudeh’s case is not isolated. It reflects a wider reality where women across Iran face violence, intimidation and punishment for claiming their fundamental rights. And yet, they continue. Across the country, women are leading, resisting, and demanding change, often at great personal risk. At a time of deepening repression and growing insecurity due to the ongoing conflict, solidarity is essential. We join voices around the world in calling for Nasrin Sotoudeh’s immediate and unconditional release, and stand with all those in Iran defending women’s rights with courage and conviction.

Six years ago, when Ales Bialiatski received the @rightlivelihood Award, he used his moment on stage to send a message of support to fellow Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was imprisoned at the time and unable to attend. Now, after her recent arrest amid an escalating crackdown in Iran, he is once again speaking out in solidarity. This video brings together his words from 2020 and today. 🎥 Watch the full message ✊ Stand with Nasrin #FreeNasrin

THE RIGHT LIVELIHOOD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IS LIVE 🌍 Right Livelihood is a courage-powered community for social change — committed to peace, justice, and sustainability for all. Now, for the first time, that community is opening its doors to students and young leaders around the world. The Right Livelihood International Conference 2026 is a global, open-space gathering — synchronous and asynchronous — bringing together voices from every corner of the world through live and pre-recorded sessions, all in one place. Right Livelihood's university network spans thirteen campuses worldwide, each supporting the mission of recognizing brave visionaries and building impactful connections that boost urgent and long-term social change. This conference is where that network comes alive. This is a global experiment — connecting the work of Right Livelihood Laureates with classrooms, campuses, and the next generation of changemakers. As authoritarianism and division rise globally, this is a space to chart a different course: one rooted in collective action, resilience, and democracy to create a liveable future for all. We're asking the questions that matter: How does education strengthen democracy? How do we deepen participation and build just futures? This is your listening call. Your voice belongs in this conversation. Visit the link in our bio to explore the conference. Video Creds: Ruby Grossman-Sartain @rubygsartain #rightlivelihood

Last chance to explore stories of civil resistance ✊ From defending democracy to protecting Indigenous knowledge and advancing peace, @rightlivelihood Laureates show what civil resistance looks like in practice. 📚 Our exhibition at the @gvagrad_library closes tomorrow. Swipe to discover books by @digitalminister.one , Davi Kopenawa, Amy Goodman and Angie Zelter, and visit the full collection before it ends! 🗓️ Closes April 15 📍 Salon Davis (Library), @graduateinstitute

Nobelpristagaren Ales Bjaljatski kommer till museet 🕊️ Ales Bjaljatski, belarusisk människorättsförsvarare och mottagare av Nobels fredspris samt Right Livelihood-priset, satt fängslad i flera år som politisk fånge. På onsdag kommer han till Nobelprismuseet för att berätta om den rådande situationen i Belarus, de kvarvarande politiska fångarna och vad det internationella samfundet faktiskt kan göra. Modererar gör Nobelprismuseets Carin Klaesson. Bjaljatski gästas i samtalet av Östgruppens Jon Fridholm och journalisten Johanna Melén. Publiken ges möjlighet att ställa frågor, och efter samtalet följer mingel. Samtalet samarrangeras av Right Livelihood, Östgruppen och Nobelprismuseet. Anmälan till samtalet sker via mail till [email protected]. Det finns ett begränsat antal platser, så först till kvarn gäller. Varmt välkommen! ✨ Foto: Helene Mariussen

🇸🇪 Han satt fängslad i Belarus i 4,5 år som politisk fånge. För första gången sedan hans frisläppning besöker han nu Stockholm. Ales Bjaljatski, belarusisk människorättsförsvarare och mottagare av Right Livelihood- och Nobels fredspris, kommer till Stockholm i april för ett samtal om situationen i Belarus, de kvarvarande politiska fångarna och vad det internationella samfundet faktiskt kan göra. Samtalet modereras av Carin Klaesson från @nobelprizemuseum , och Bjaljatski gästas i samtalet av Jon Fridholm (@ostgruppen ) och journalisten Johanna Melén. Publiken ges möjlighet att ställa frågor, och efter samtalet följer mingel. 📍 Nobelprismuseet, Stockholm 🗓 15 april 2026, 18-20 Anmäl dig till [email protected]. Först till kvarn! (English below) 🌎 He spent 4.5 years in jail as a prisoner of conscience. For the first time since his release, he’s coming to Stockholm. Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights defender and Laureate of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Nobel Peace Prize, visits Stockholm in April for a conversation about the situation in Belarus today, the country's remaining political prisoners, and what the international community can actually do. The conversation will be moderated by Carin Klaesson from the Nobel Prize Museum, with Jon Fridholm and journalist Johanna Melén joining Bialiatski in discussion. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions, followed by a mingle. 📍 Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm 🗓 April 15, 2026, 18:00-20:00 The event will be in Swedish. Register at [email protected] — places are limited!