Knight of Freedom Award

{{Infobox award

| name = Knight of Freedom Award

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| awarded_for = Actions in support of human rights and democracy

| presenter = Casimir Pulaski Foundation

| country = Poland

| reward =

| year = 2005

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| website = {{URL|https://pulaski.pl/en/knight-of-freedom-award/}}

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The Knight of Freedom Award ({{Langx|pl|Rycerz Wolności}}) is a Polish international award conferred annually to "outstanding figures, who promote the values represented by General Casimir Pulaski: freedom, justice, and democracy".

History

The award was established in 2005 and is presented by the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. Zbigniew Pisarski,{{cite web |url=http://www.pisarski.pl/cv/ |title=Author’s bio |access-date=2018-01-06}} the President of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, presents the laureates with handmade replicas of the sabre (Polish: karabela) used by General Pulaski. The award ceremony takes place each year during the Warsaw Security Forum.{{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/knight-of-freedom-award/ |title=Knight of Freedom Award |access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/about-foundation/ |title=About CPF |access-date=2018-01-07}}

Laureates

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scope=col\| Year !scope=col\| Laureate(s) !scope=col class=unsortable\| Image !scope=col\| Citizenship(s) !scope=col\| Description !scope=col\| Source(s)
scope=row\| 2023 \| NATO \| File:NATO OTAN landscape logo.svg \| International \| \| {{Cite web \|url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3254115,nato-gets-award-from-polish-foundation \|title=NATO gets award from Polish think tank \|website=polskieradio.pl \|date=4 October 2023 \|access-date=4 October 2023}}
scope=row\| 2022 \| Ukraine \| File:Olena Zelenska, 16 June 2022 (cropped).png \| Ukraine \| The award was accepted by Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine. \| {{cite web \|url=https://tvpworld.com/63728678/ukraines-first-lady-accepts-knight-of-freedom-award-on-behalf-of-her-people#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%98Knight%20of%20Freedom%20Award%E2%80%99%2C%20granted%20by%20the,which%20comes%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20sabre. \|title=Ukraine’s First Lady accepts ‘Knight of Freedom Award’ on behalf of her people \|access-date=5 October 2022}}
scope=row\| 2021 \| {{sortname\|Alexei\|Navalny}} \| File:Alexey Navalny (cropped) 2.jpg \| Russia \| \| {{cite web \|url=https://pulaski.pl/en/alexey-navalny-2021-knight-of-freedom-awardee/ \|title=Alexey Navalny – 2021 Knight of Freedom awardee \|access-date=2 October 2021}}
scope=row\| 2020 \| {{sortname\|Thorbjørn\|Jagland }} \| File:Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg \| Norway \| \| {{cite web \|url=https://pulaski.pl/en/member/thorbjorn-jagland/ \|title=Thorbjørn Jagland \|access-date=7 December 2020}}
scope=row\| 2019 \| {{sortname\|Dalia\|Grybauskaitė}} \| File:Dalia Grybauskaitė 2012-06-13 (1).jpg \| Lithuania \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.ca.mfa.lt/pl/pl/news/prezydent-dalia-grybauskaite-wyrniona-nagroda-rycerz-wolnoci \|title=Prezydent Dalia Grybauskaitė wyróżniona nagrodą Rycerz Wolności \|access-date=26 October 2019}}
scope=row\| 2018 \| {{sortname\|Anders\|Fogh Rasmussen}} \| File:Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Nordic Council Session in Helsinki 2008-10-28.jpg \| Denmark \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/anders-fogh-rasmussen-2/ \|title=Anders Fogh Rasmussen \|access-date=2018-11-10}}
scope=row\| 2017 \| {{sortname\|Mary\|Robinson}} \| File:Mary Robinson World Economic Forum 2013 crop.jpg \| Ireland \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/mary-robinson-knight-of-freedom-of-the-casimir-pulaski-foundation/ \|title=Mary Robinson – "Knight of Freedom" of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| {{sortname\|Toomas\|Ilves}} \| File:Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (25502212355).jpg \| Estonia \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://warsawsecurityforum.org/toomas-hendrik-ilves-the-knight-of-freedom-of-the-casimir-pulaski-foundation/ \|title=Toomas Hendrik Ilves the "Knight of Freedom" of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation \|access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web \|url=http://news.err.ee/119530/polish-think-tank-gives-ilves-knight-of-freedom-award \|title=Polish think tank gives Ilves Knight of Freedom award \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
{{sortname\|Mikhail\|Khodorkovsky}} \| File:Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder, Open Russia (16662841792).jpg \| Russia \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/2/Artykul/282908,Khodorkovsky-given-Knight-of-Freedom-award \|title=Khodorkovsky given 'Knight of Freedom' award \|access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.khodorkovsky.com/knight-freedom-award-2016/ \|title=Knight Of Freedom Award 2016 \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| {{sortname\|Carl\|Bildt}} \| File:Carl Bildt under nationaldagsfirande vid Skansen 2009.jpg \| Sweden \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://diplomats.pl/1407-2/ \|title=Graduation & Inauguration ceremonies of the Academy of Young Diplomats \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
{{sortname\|Radosław\|Sikorski}} \| File:RadoslawSikorki2.jpg \| Poland \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://diplomats.pl/1407-2/ \|title=Graduation & Inauguration ceremonies of the Academy of Young Diplomats \|website=diplomats.pl \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2014 \| {{sortname\|Mikheil\|Saakashvili}} \| File:President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi, March 22, 2008.jpg \| Georgia \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/64524-mikheil-saakashvili-granted-award-of-freedom-knight.html?ar=A \|title=Mikheil Saakashvili granted award of Freedom Knight \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2013 \| {{sortname\|Vaira\|Vīķe-Freiberga}} \| File:Ministru prezidenta tikšanās ar eksprezidenti (4108711953).jpg \| Latvia \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/12/02/talking-policy-vaira-vike-freiberga-latvia \|title=Talking Policy: Vaira Vike-Freiberga on Latvia \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2012 \| {{sortname\|Richard\|Lugar}} \| File:Dick Lugar official photo 2010.JPG \| United States \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/newsroom-pressreleases-archive.html \|title=Press Releases Archive \|access-date=2018-01-06 }}
scope=row\| 2011 \| {{sortname\|Bernard\|Kouchner}} \| File:Bernard Kouchner - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg \| France \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/member/bernard-kouchner/ \|title=Bernard Kouchner \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2010 \| {{sortname\|Javier\|Solana}} \| File:Javier Solana in meeting with Iranian parliament chairman Ali Larijani.jpg \| Spain \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/member/javier-solana/ \|title=Javier Solana \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| {{sortname\|Valdas\|Adamkus}} \| File:ADAKMUS Valda.jpg \| Lithuania \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/valdas-adamkus-2/ \|title=Valdas Adamkus \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
{{sortname\|Aleksander\|Kwaśniewski}} \| File:Aleksander Kwaśniewski - Europejski Kongres Gospodarczy 2013 (5).jpg \| Poland \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/aleksander-kwasniewski-2/ \|title=Aleksander Kwaśniewski \|access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web \|url=http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/artykuly/104216,kwasniewski-dostal-nagrode-rycerz-wolnosci.html \|title=Kwaśniewski dostał nagrodę Rycerz Wolności \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2008 \| {{sortname\|Lech\|Wałęsa}} \| File:Lech Walesa - 2009.jpg \| Poland \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/lech-walesa-2/ \|title=Lech Wałęsa \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2007 \| {{sortname\|Alaksandar\|Milinkievič}} \| File:Alaksandar Milinkevich.jpg \| Belarus \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/aleksandr-milinkiewicz/ \|title=Aleksandr Milinkiewicz \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2006 \| {{sortname\|Władysław\|Bartoszewski}} \| File:Władysław Bartoszewski 2012.JPG \| Poland \| for his work in the Solidarity trade union and in Polish-German relations \| {{cite web \|url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/wladyslaw-bartoszewski-2/ \|title=Władysław Bartoszewski \|access-date=2018-01-06}}
scope=row\| 2005 \| {{sortname\|Norman\|Davies}} \| File:Norman Davies B 11-2013.jpg \| United Kingdom \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://www.normandavies.com/author/awards/?lang=en \|title=Awards \|access-date=2018-01-06}}

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scope=col| Year

!scope=col| Laureate(s)

!scope=col class=unsortable| Image

!scope=col| Citizenship(s)

!scope=col| Description

!scope=col| Source(s)

scope=row| 2023

| NATO

| File:NATO OTAN landscape logo.svg

| International

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/3254115,nato-gets-award-from-polish-foundation |title=NATO gets award from Polish think tank |website=polskieradio.pl |date=4 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023}}

scope=row| 2022

| Ukraine

| File:Olena Zelenska, 16 June 2022 (cropped).png

| Ukraine

| The award was accepted by Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine.

| {{cite web |url=https://tvpworld.com/63728678/ukraines-first-lady-accepts-knight-of-freedom-award-on-behalf-of-her-people#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%98Knight%20of%20Freedom%20Award%E2%80%99%2C%20granted%20by%20the,which%20comes%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20sabre. |title=Ukraine’s First Lady accepts ‘Knight of Freedom Award’ on behalf of her people |access-date=5 October 2022}}

scope=row| 2021

| {{sortname|Alexei|Navalny}}

| File:Alexey Navalny (cropped) 2.jpg

| Russia

| {{cite web |url=https://pulaski.pl/en/alexey-navalny-2021-knight-of-freedom-awardee/ |title=Alexey Navalny – 2021 Knight of Freedom awardee |access-date=2 October 2021}}

scope=row| 2020

| {{sortname|Thorbjørn|Jagland }}

| File:Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg

| Norway

| {{cite web |url=https://pulaski.pl/en/member/thorbjorn-jagland/ |title=Thorbjørn Jagland |access-date=7 December 2020}}

scope=row| 2019

| {{sortname|Dalia|Grybauskaitė}}

| File:Dalia Grybauskaitė 2012-06-13 (1).jpg

| Lithuania

| {{cite web |url=http://www.ca.mfa.lt/pl/pl/news/prezydent-dalia-grybauskaite-wyrniona-nagroda-rycerz-wolnoci |title=Prezydent Dalia Grybauskaitė wyróżniona nagrodą Rycerz Wolności |access-date=26 October 2019}}

scope=row| 2018

| {{sortname|Anders|Fogh Rasmussen}}

| File:Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Nordic Council Session in Helsinki 2008-10-28.jpg

| Denmark

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/anders-fogh-rasmussen-2/ |title=Anders Fogh Rasmussen |access-date=2018-11-10}}

scope=row| 2017

| {{sortname|Mary|Robinson}}

| File:Mary Robinson World Economic Forum 2013 crop.jpg

| Ireland

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/mary-robinson-knight-of-freedom-of-the-casimir-pulaski-foundation/ |title=Mary Robinson – "Knight of Freedom" of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row rowspan="2" | 2016

| {{sortname|Toomas|Ilves}}

| File:Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (25502212355).jpg

| Estonia

| {{cite web |url=http://warsawsecurityforum.org/toomas-hendrik-ilves-the-knight-of-freedom-of-the-casimir-pulaski-foundation/ |title=Toomas Hendrik Ilves the "Knight of Freedom" of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation |access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web |url=http://news.err.ee/119530/polish-think-tank-gives-ilves-knight-of-freedom-award |title=Polish think tank gives Ilves Knight of Freedom award |access-date=2018-01-06}}

| File:Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder, Open Russia (16662841792).jpg

| Russia

| {{cite web |url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/2/Artykul/282908,Khodorkovsky-given-Knight-of-Freedom-award |title=Khodorkovsky given 'Knight of Freedom' award |access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web |url=http://www.khodorkovsky.com/knight-freedom-award-2016/ |title=Knight Of Freedom Award 2016 |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row rowspan="2" | 2015

| {{sortname|Carl|Bildt}}

| File:Carl Bildt under nationaldagsfirande vid Skansen 2009.jpg

| Sweden

| {{cite web |url=http://diplomats.pl/1407-2/ |title=Graduation & Inauguration ceremonies of the Academy of Young Diplomats |access-date=2018-01-06}}

| File:RadoslawSikorki2.jpg

| Poland

| {{cite web |url=http://diplomats.pl/1407-2/ |title=Graduation & Inauguration ceremonies of the Academy of Young Diplomats |website=diplomats.pl |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2014

| {{sortname|Mikheil|Saakashvili}}

| File:President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi, March 22, 2008.jpg

| Georgia

| {{cite web |url=http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politicss/64524-mikheil-saakashvili-granted-award-of-freedom-knight.html?ar=A |title=Mikheil Saakashvili granted award of Freedom Knight |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2013

| {{sortname|Vaira|Vīķe-Freiberga}}

| File:Ministru prezidenta tikšanās ar eksprezidenti (4108711953).jpg

| Latvia

| {{cite web |url=http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/12/02/talking-policy-vaira-vike-freiberga-latvia |title=Talking Policy: Vaira Vike-Freiberga on Latvia |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2012

| {{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}

| File:Dick Lugar official photo 2010.JPG

| United States

| {{cite web |url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/newsroom-pressreleases-archive.html |title=Press Releases Archive |access-date=2018-01-06

}}

scope=row| 2011

| {{sortname|Bernard|Kouchner}}

| File:Bernard Kouchner - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg

| France

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/member/bernard-kouchner/ |title=Bernard Kouchner |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2010

| {{sortname|Javier|Solana}}

| File:Javier Solana in meeting with Iranian parliament chairman Ali Larijani.jpg

| Spain

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/member/javier-solana/ |title=Javier Solana |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row rowspan="2" | 2009

| {{sortname|Valdas|Adamkus}}

| File:ADAKMUS Valda.jpg

| Lithuania

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/valdas-adamkus-2/ |title=Valdas Adamkus |access-date=2018-01-06}}

| File:Aleksander Kwaśniewski - Europejski Kongres Gospodarczy 2013 (5).jpg

| Poland

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/aleksander-kwasniewski-2/ |title=Aleksander Kwaśniewski |access-date=2018-01-06}}{{cite web |url=http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/artykuly/104216,kwasniewski-dostal-nagrode-rycerz-wolnosci.html |title=Kwaśniewski dostał nagrodę Rycerz Wolności |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2008

| {{sortname|Lech|Wałęsa}}

| File:Lech Walesa - 2009.jpg

| Poland

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/lech-walesa-2/ |title=Lech Wałęsa |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2007

| {{sortname|Alaksandar|Milinkievič}}

| File:Alaksandar Milinkevich.jpg

| Belarus

| {{cite web |url=http://pulaski.pl/en/member/aleksandr-milinkiewicz/ |title=Aleksandr Milinkiewicz |access-date=2018-01-06}}

scope=row| 2006

| {{sortname|Władysław|Bartoszewski}}