2025 Right Livelihood Award Presentation
Date: December 2 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:30 (Doors close at 18:15)
Venue: Cirkus, Stockholm
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Know a change-maker reshaping power?
Nominate them for the 2026 Award!
In a world shaken by violence and climate chaos, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates show what collective courage looks like. From Taiwan to Sudan, Myanmar to the Pacific Islands, they remind us that when people come together and organise, even the most entrenched powers can shift.
Join us on December 2 in Stockholm for an evening that celebrates those reshaping power from the ground up, featuring inspiring conversations with the Laureates, music, and moments of connection that move us all.
Be part of a night where courage meets community — and community reshapes power.
Meet the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates

Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change
“For carrying the call for climate justice to the world’s highest court, turning survival into a matter of rights and climate action into a legal responsibility.”
Guam
Julian Aguon
“For carrying the call for climate justice to the world’s highest court, turning survival into a matter of rights and climate action into a legal responsibility.”


Myanmar
Justice For Myanmar
“For their courage and their pioneering investigative methods in exposing and eroding the international support to Myanmar’s corrupt military.”
Taiwan
Audrey Tang
“For advancing the social use of digital technology to empower citizens, renew democracy and heal divides.”


Sudan
Emergency Response Rooms
“For building a resilient model of mutual aid amid war and state collapse that sustains millions of people with dignity.”
Host

Nazanine Moshiri
Nazanine Moshiri is a senior advisor on climate and peace at the German organisation Berghof Foundation, working globally to facilitate conflict transformation. Before joining Berghof, she worked at the International Crisis Group and the United Nations. She also built a distinguished twenty-year career in journalism, contributing to Reuters and Independent Television News, and as a presenter and war correspondent for Al Jazeera English. She hosted events for the UN, World Bank, ICRC, and Reuters.
Artists

Loney Dear
Loney Dear is the musical project of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanängen, known for blending classic songwriting with intricate, emotionally charged production. Rising from homemade CDrs in early-2000s Stockholm, his music quickly drew international attention, leading to releases on Sub Pop and Parlophone. Hailed as “a wonderful talent” by Peter Gabriel and praised by outlets like Line of Best Fit and The Quietus, Loney Dear continues to craft uplifting, inspiring, and deeply stirring music.

Janice
Janice released her debut single “Don’t Need To” in 2016, earning a Grammis nomination and quickly becoming a notable voice on the Swedish music scene. Her powerful, soul-rooted sound led to her acclaimed 2018 debut album and performances at major events such as the P3 Guld. In 2022, she debuted as both actor and musical performer in Jesus Christ Superstar, later starring in Netflix’s The Playlist, with her songs earning a Grammis nomination. Most recently, she appeared as Deena in Dreamgirls at Chinateatern.