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This year's awards considered 175 nominees from 77 countries before deciding on winners. Previous laureates include Edward Snowden, Dr. Denis Mukwege and Greta Thunberg.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — was awarded Thursday to community activists and organizations working on three continents, including a Ukrainian civil rights activist.

Somali-born Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman with Ugandan Dickens Kamugisha are among the 2022 Right Livelihood Award winners. They have been honored for their fight for human rights despite facing dangers.

Renee Wilde interviews Yellow Springs author Maxine Skuba.

Many people develop an interest in Buddhism, but it can be hard to know where to begin. When I first became interested I resisted going to a temple and

In “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon,” an activist finds flaws in patriotism, faith and suburban life and urges fellow baby boomers to change.

MANCHESTER — What happened to America?

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls on Iranian authorities to release the prominent woman human rights defender, as well as other imprisoned activists and journalists.

Michael L. Fischler of Holderness is a professor emeritus of Counselor Education and School Psychology at Plymouth State University. In reflecting on the tragedy in Ukraine it’s especially disheartening to realize that none of it had to be.The...

Economic tsar and former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak listed six points of concern for Thailand while speaking at the “Livelihoods: A key to drive Thailand” event on Sunday (May 15).