Nominations are now open for the 2026 edition of the Council of Europe’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize, officially launched by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset. For more on this award, see: https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/730A3159-B93A-4782-830F-3C697B0EC7A0

The prize honours the memory of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025. The award ceremony will take place in Strasbourg around 17 January – the date of Raoul Wallenberg’s arrest by Soviet forces in 1945 and subsequent disappearance. The call for nominations is available on the Council of Europe’s website. The winner of the 2024 edition was Croatian Neva Tölle, who has spent her life working to protect women from domestic violence.

https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/raoul-wallenberg-prize

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