Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
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The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize Context triple: [Arundhati Roy, awardReceived, Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize]
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A.
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a prestigious human rights award given by the European Parliament to individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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B.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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C.
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, human rights, and peace, inspired by the spirit of South Korea’s 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
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D.
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
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E.
Lenin Peace Prize
The Lenin Peace Prize was a Soviet-era international award given to prominent individuals worldwide for their contributions to peace and anti-imperialist solidarity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize Target entity description: The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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A.
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a prestigious human rights award given by the European Parliament to individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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B.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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C.
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to democracy, human rights, and peace, inspired by the spirit of South Korea’s 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
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D.
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
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E.
Lenin Peace Prize
The Lenin Peace Prize was a Soviet-era international award given to prominent individuals worldwide for their contributions to peace and anti-imperialist solidarity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human rights award
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literary and cultural award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
courageous and exemplary work in the struggle for freedom of expression
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courageous and exemplary work in the struggle for human rights ⓘ courageous and exemplary work in the struggle for social justice ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| field |
cultural freedom
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freedom of expression ⓘ human rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Eduardo Galeano ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
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Lannan Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award
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Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize for an Organization
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Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
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| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lannan Foundation ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ai Weiwei
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Angela Davis ⓘ Arundhati Roy ⓘ Barbara Ehrenreich ⓘ Edward Said ⓘ Glenn Greenwald ⓘ I.F. Stone ⓘ Jeremy Scahill ⓘ John Berger ⓘ Kathy Kelly ⓘ Laura Poitras ⓘ Medea Benjamin ⓘ Michelle Alexander ⓘ Mordechai Vanunu ⓘ Mumia Abu-Jamal ⓘ Noam Chomsky ⓘ Rashid Khalidi ⓘ Adbusters ⓘ
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The Yes Men
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| partOf |
Lannan Foundation
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Lannan Foundation awards
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| presentedBy | Lannan Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor individuals whose work advances freedom of expression
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to honor individuals whose work advances human rights ⓘ to honor individuals whose work advances social justice ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
courageous work in defense of freedom of expression
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courageous work in defense of human rights ⓘ courageous work in defense of social justice ⓘ significant impact on cultural freedom ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lannan Foundation ⓘ |
| website | https://lannan.org/programs/cultural-freedom ⓘ |
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