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      Khadija Ismayilova (Azerbaijan); Colin Gonsalves (India); Yetnebersh Nigussie (Ethiopia); and Colin Gonsalves (USA)

      Amid 'Alarming Setbacks,' Right Livelihood Winners Embody Vision of Better World

      While democracy suffers at hands of the global elite, this year's winners show humanity "way forward towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world for all."

      Jon Queally
      Sep 26, 2017

      The winners of the 2017 Right Livelihood Awards--often referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize--were announced in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday in order to honor and reward the dedication and positive impact from this year's four recipients: Khadija Ismayilova from Azerbaijan, Robert Billot from the United States, Yetnebersh Nigussie from Ethiopia, and India's Colin Gonsalves.

      The four winners this year join 170 previous laureates from 69 different who have received the award since it was established in 1980. According to the Right Livelihood Award Foundation, which administers the prizes, recipients are recognized for offering "visionary and exemplary solutions to the root causes" of serious problems facing their communities and the world.

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