5th Edition Freedom Prize 2023

Founded in 2003 in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States, Nigeria, CRARN provides medical, psychological and humanitarian support to street children who are discriminated against because of their alleged evil powers. CRARN runs a reception centre and a school where the children can rebuild their lives. Since 2003, CRARN has rescued and assisted more than 8000 children.

Sonita Alizada is a rapper born in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime. At 9 years old, her parents plan to marry her but Sonita and her family leaves the country in order to flee the war. They take refuge in Iran and the marriage is canceled. In Tehran, an NGO gives her access to education and work as a cleaning lady. While listening to a song by the rapper Eminem, Sonita has a revelation and began to write in order to tell her story and denounce forced marriage around the world. Her first song "Brides for sale" becomes a real phenomenon.

Loujain is a 30 years old Saudi woman and a leading figure in peaceful activism for women's rights. She is fighting to end the repressive male guardianship system in her country. Arrested in May 2018 for defying the ban on women driving in the kingdom, she was released on 10 February 2021 after 1001 days in prison. She is still in conditionnal release and subject to house arrest.

Greta Thunberg is a young Swedish woman known for her fight against the lack of awareness, the inaction of heads of states and governments concerning the climate emergency. She missed school every Friday to demonstrate in front of the Stockholm Parliament and launched the “Fridays For Future” movement. Greta Thunberg notably spoke at COP24, in December 2018 in Katowice (Poland), and at the Davos Economic Forum (Switzerland), in early 2019.