Ossietzky Award

Carl von Ossietzky, author and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, pictured as prisoner in Germany

The Ossietzky Award (Norwegian: Ossietzkyprisen) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian chapter of P.E.N., for extraordinary contributions to freedom of speech.[1]

The prize is named after writer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Carl von Ossietzky.

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ossietzkyprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 September 2017.