Freedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients, Launches $85M Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring democracy advocates including imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo, businessman Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez, Finland, former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The event, emceed by actor Nazanin Boniadi, also launched "Investing in Freedom’s Future," an $85 million fundraising campaign marking Freedom House’s 85th anniversary, with CEO Jamie Fly emphasizing support for democracy amid rising authoritarianism.
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Freedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring advocates for democracy and freedom. The event, emceed by actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi, recognized several individuals and organizations: imprisoned Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai received the Freedom Award; Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo; businessman and activist Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez; the Republic of Finland; former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili; and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Concurrently, Freedom House launched 'Investing in Freedom’s Future,' an $85 million fundraising campaign marking its 85th anniversary. CEO Jamie Fly emphasized the need to stand up for freedom amid global authoritarian challenges, linking the campaign to the 250th anniversary of American democratic ideals.
Freedom HouseFreedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring advocates for democracy and freedom. Recipients included imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai (Freedom Award), Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo, businessman Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez, the Republic of Finland, former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The event was emceed by actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi. Freedom House also launched 'Investing in Freedom’s Future,' an $85 million campaign marking its 85th anniversary. CEO Jamie Fly emphasized the need to stand up for freedom amid global authoritarian challenges, linking the campaign to the 250th anniversary of American founding ideals.
Freedom HouseFreedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring advocates for democracy and freedom. The event, emceed by actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi, recognized unjustly imprisoned Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai with the Freedom Award. Other honorees included Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo, businessman Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez, the Republic of Finland, former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Freedom House also launched 'Investing in Freedom’s Future,' an $85 million campaign marking its 85th anniversary. CEO Jamie Fly emphasized the need to stand up for freedom amid global authoritarian challenges, linking the campaign to the 250th anniversary of American founding ideals.
Freedom HouseFreedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring advocates for democracy and freedom. The event, emceed by actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi, recognized several individuals and entities: imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai received the Freedom Award; Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo; businessman and activist Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez; the Republic of Finland; former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili; and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Concurrently, Freedom House launched 'Investing in Freedom’s Future,' an $85 million fundraising campaign marking its 85th anniversary. CEO Jamie Fly emphasized the need to support democracy defenders amid rising authoritarianism, linking the campaign to the 250th anniversary of American founding ideals.
Freedom HouseFreedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign
Freedom House held its Annual Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, honoring advocates for democracy and freedom. The event, emceed by actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi, recognized unjustly imprisoned Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai with the Freedom Award. Other honorees included Cuba Decide founder Rosa María Payá Acevedo, businessman Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez, the Republic of Finland, former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Freedom House also launched 'Investing in Freedom’s Future,' an $85 million campaign marking its 85th anniversary. CEO Jamie Fly emphasized the need to stand up for freedom amid global authoritarian challenges, linking the campaign to the 250th anniversary of American founding ideals.
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