Monismania Prize

The Monismanien Prize is awarded to personalities and institutions who advocate the right of uncensored freedom of expression .

history

The prize has been awarded by Uppsala University since 1975 . It was founded by the Swedish film director Kenne Fant. In his film Monismanien 1995 , a one-party state and the effects of the suppression of all free expression are portrayed. The award honors the journalist Torgny Segerstedt , who in the 1930s commented on the rise of the National Socialists in Germany early on, warned of the dangers of trivializing their policies and documented the crimes during the war.

Award winners

1975: Swedish section of Amnesty International 1976: Alva Myrdal 1977: Simone Veil 1978: Charter 77 1979: International PEN Club 1980: Kim Chi-ha 1981: Lech Wałęsa 1984: Günter Wallraff 1985: Edicio de la Torre 1987: Grupo de Apayo Mutuo 1989: André Brink

1993: PeÅ Holmquist 1995: Taslima Nasrin 1997: Yaşar Kemal 1999: Desmond Tutu 2001: John Pilger 2003: Emily Lau 2005: Václav Havel 2009: Margot Wallström 2011: Herta Müller 2014: Reporters Without Borders 2017: Raif Badawi

Web links

• Monismanien 1995 on Svensk Filmdatabas