“Ukraine’s Marta Tsumalo, Iran’s Nargis Mohammadi and Turkey’s Eren Keskin were awarded for ‘their efforts in the fight for women’s freedom,'” the statement said
Three women from Ukraine, Iran and Turkey won the Olof Palme Prize 2023 for their actions in favor of human rights and freedoms in their countries.
Ukrainian Marta Tsumalo, Iranian Nargis Mohammadi and Turkala Eren Keskin were awarded for “their efforts in the fight for women’s freedom, at a time when human rights are threatened by war, violence and oppression,” the Fund in Memory of Olof Palme, the murdered Swedish prime minister, said in a statement.
Tsoumalo, a psychologist and feminist, was honored as one of the founders of the non-governmental organization “Women’s Perspectives”, which supports women’s rights and the fight against violence against them.
“Since 2014, and especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Marta Tsumalo she was very active in raising awareness of the effects of war and responding to the needs of the victims,” ​​the Olof Palme Memorial Fund underlined.
Journalist and human rights activist Nargis Mohammadi “She was a central figure in the struggle for women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran,” the jury added.
Her posts have led to her arrest several times since 1998. She was released in October 2020 and then arrested again in November 2021 outside Tehran while attending a ceremony for a man killed during the 2019 protests.
Human rights lawyer Eren Keskin has for decades defended victims of discrimination in her country, including “ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQI+ community and refugees.”
The commission pointed out that Keskin has been the target of both threats to her life and legal proceedings and “has also been imprisoned for her beliefs”, with Amnesty International calling her a “prisoner of conscience”.
The award ceremony will take place on February 1 in Stockholm.
The Fund, named after its former prime minister Sweden Olof Palme, who was assassinated in February 1986, annually honors figures who are committed to peace and disarmament or the fight against racism and xenophobia. The award comes with $100,000.
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