2026 International Hrant Dink Award laureate Süheyla Doğan, refusing to give up defending the Kazdağları region and all its natural and cultural resources, striving to improve women's human rights, vocally challenging state-sponsored ecocide projects, and promoting the right to coexist with nature.

2026 International Hrant Dink Award laureate is Raji Sourani from Palestine, who has continued his work under conditions that render the legal documentation of human rights violations and the pursuit of accountability nearly impossible, speaking truth to power without ever bowing to threats, pressures or sanctions.

2025 International Hrant Dink Award laureate Bülent Şık, providing public access to vital information by sharing about technical issues such as food safety in a clear and concise way and prioritising academic freedom both while selecting his research topics and when sharing their results.

2025 International Hrant Dink Award laureate is Helena Maleno Garzón from Spain who has been working courageously for years to make heard the voices of thousands struggling for survival on migration routes.