The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation are the 10th DW Freedom of Speech Award laureates.

DW’s Freedom of Speech Award 2024 will go to Yulia Navalnaya and the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation, Germany’s international public broadcaster announced on Friday.

Navalnaya is the widow of the late Russian opposition leader — and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation — Alexei Navalny.

She will receive the 10th Freedom of Speech Award in person on June 5 in Berlin.

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner will deliver the laudatory speech.