The Goethe Medal, awarded by the Goethe-Institut for its contributions to international cultural dialogue, has this year been presented to imprisoned Turkish cultural figure Osman Kavala, Chinese linguist Li Yuan, and Belgian archaeologist and writer David Van Reybrouck.
Osman Kavala, who has been imprisoned since 2017, has been awarded the Goethe Medal, one of Germany’s most prestigious cultural honors. The award serves as international recognition of Kavala’s enduring efforts in the realms of peace, cultural dialogue, and civil society. The
The life imprisonment of Osman Kavala, an arts philanthropist who was detained in 2017 for his alleged involvement in the 2013 anti-government Gezi Park protests, has been upheld by a top Turkish appeals court. Kavala was sentenced to life without parole last
