International Awards

Kenyon College 2007 Honorary Doctorate

World Mayor 2008

Future Capitals World Summit & Awards. Abu Dhabi. January 2009 (The most innovative people Award for resiliency)

Alumni Achievement Award. Harvard University. 2014

Gregorio Ordoñez Award. 2015 San Sebastian. Spain.

“NED’S 2015 Democracy Award” for his fight for democracy and freedom

ASICOM-University of Oviedo Ibero-American Award 2015 for the fight against injustice and for freedom of expression. 

International Leadership Award 2016 from the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute

Geneva Summit Courage Award 2016 at the UN Geneva Summit

European Memory and Conscience Platform Award 2016. Estonia. 

VII Libertad Cortes de Cádiz Award. Spain 2016

Optimistic awards committed in the category of freedom of expression. 2016. Spain 

LASPAU 2016 Honorary Academic Recognition Harvard University.

Sakharov Prize 2017 for his struggle for democracy and freedom in Venezuela.

Taburiente Award from the Diario de Avisos Foundation. 2017