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    2026 Announcement Media Highlights

    Executive Director Ole von Uexkull announced the 2026 Right Livelihood Laureates at the press conference held at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern on September 30, 2026.

    Press Conference in Stockholm

    The press conference announcing the 2026 Right Livelihood Laureates was live-streamed on our YouTube channel and broadcast live via the European Broadcasting Union to TV stations around Europe.

    Announcement Day began at 6 am CEST, when the media embargo was lifted and information about the new Laureates went live. A press conference followed at 8 am at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm’s arts and culture centre.

    Throughout the day, journalists also had the chance to hear from the new Laureates directly after the Announcement via online press conferences.

    Watch individual press conferences

    “A system built to serve the few was never going to hold.

    This year, we honour women who refused to wait for permission. They are rewriting the rules that autocrats, patriarchs, and Silicon Valley’s most powerful men assumed were theirs to write alone.”

    Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director at Right Livelihood

    International media

    The new Laureates were covered by news outlets throughout the globe, including several TV networks, using footage that Right Livelihood provided. Several of the new Laureates were also interviewed on live TV and radio in the days surrounding the announcement.

    The fact that all four Laureates were women or women-led organisations resonated with audiences worldwide.

    Nordic media

    The Laureates were covered on Sweden’s leading radio news programme, Sveriges Radio Ekot, and through Sweden’s largest news agency, TT, as well as in Dagens Nyheter, which conducted an exclusive interview with the Laureate Timnit Gebru.

    In addition, Finnish and Norwegian media picked up on the Announcement.

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    Right Livelihood-priset till kvinnor som utmanar makt
    sverigesradio.se
    Jalila Haider och Timnit Gebru
    De tilldelas årets ”alternativa Nobelpris”
    tv4.se

    German-language media

    In German-speaking countries, national and regional media across all channels covered the award winners, including through in-depth profiles and interviews.

    Coverage appeared in outlets such as Tagesschau, DIE ZEIT and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).

    Spanish-language media

    The Announcement received widespread coverage in Spanish- and Portuguese-language media. Leading news agencies EFE and Lusa helped spread the news across Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as through Spanish-language media in the US.

    Coverage also came from the Spanish- and Portuguese-language services of international news organisations such as AP, AFP and Euronews.