By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK | STOCKHOLM (IDN) - The laureates of the 2018 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, received their prizes on November 23 at the award presentation in Stockholm, Sweden. Regrettably, three Saudi laureates were prevented from attending due to lengthy prison sentences for their work promoting justice and equality.
The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of global citizens in the areas of the environment, human rights, peace, democracy, and law. The Saudi laureates, sharing an award for 2018, were civil and human rights activists Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, and Waleed Abu al-Khair.