Arturo Alape (Author, Colombia)
Granting of honorary doctorate for literature by the University
"Valle" in Santiago de Cali (Colombia), in 2003

Dododjon Atovulloev (Journalist, Tadzhikistan)
“Canadian Journalists for Free Expression” “Press Freedom Award”, 2001

Libchan Basaeva (Human Rights Activist, Chechnya)
“Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker” (Society for threatened people), Victor-Gollancz Prize, Göttingen
Human Rights Prize, City of Weimar, 2005

Sihem Bensedrine (Journalist, Tunisia)
Amnesty International Media Award, London, 2001
“Arab Press Freedom Watch” Journalist Prize, London, 2002
Johann-Philipp-Palm Prize for Freedom of Speech and the Press, 2002
“Canadian Journalists for Free Expression” “Press Freedom Award“, Toronto, 2004, Oxham Novib - PEN Award, The Hague, 2005,
Index on Censorship, Freedom of Expression Award, London, 2006

Olga Kitowa (Journalist, Russia)
Association of German Journalists, Freedom of Press Prize, Moscow, 2003

Zeynel Abidin Kizilyaprak (Kurdish Journalist, Turkey)
“Human Rights Watch”, Hellman/Hammett Prize, New York, 2005

Hamid Skif (Poet and writer, Algeria)
Granted title of “Chevalier des Palmes Académiques” (Knight of the Academic Palms) for exceptional contribution to French culture, awarded by Prime Minister, Jean Raffarin, Paris, 2003

Alina Anghel (Journalist, Moldova)
“Independent Journalism Center” prize, Moldova, 2002
Freedom of Press prize, “Reporters without Borders”, Vienna, 2005
Leipzig Media Prize, 2006

Pedro Matías (Journalist, Mexico)
Johann-Philipp-Palm Prize for Freedom of Speech and the Press, 2010

Yaqub Ibrahimi (Journalist, Afghanistan)
Leipzig Media Prize, 2010

Taita Junusova (Feminist, Chechnya)
“Sievershäuser Ermutigung” Peace Prize, 2006

Tamara Chikunova (Lawyer, Uzbekistan)
City of Nürnberg, Human Rights Prize, 2005
National Order of the Legion of Honour, Republic of France, 2010

María Isabel Gámez (Radio journalist, El Salvador)
“Sievershäuser Ermutigung” Peace Prize, 2010