The Mark Palmer Prize 2020
Thursday, April 1, 2021
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
*virtual event*
Freedom House awarded the 2020 Mark Palmer Prize to Linas Linkevičius, former Lithuanian minister of foreign affairs, for his extraordinary efforts to combat political repression in Belarus and Russia, provide safe haven for Russian human rights defenders fleeing persecution, and mobilize assistance from the Lithuanian government to the Belarusian pro-democracy movement.
Join us on Thursday, April 1 to recognize Minister Linkevičius, whose exemplary service embodies the legacy of the late US ambassador Mark Palmer, for whom the Palmer Prize is named.
Following the award presentation, our panel will discuss the future of democracy and human rights in Russia. Register Now.
Panel participants:
Minister Linas Linkevičius, former Foreign Minister of Lithuania
Fiona Hill, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at The Brookings Institution
Zhanna Nemtsova, founder of the Nemtsov Foundation
Vytis Jurkonis, director of Freedom House's Lithuania office
Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House
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