The European Parliament awarded Bouazizi and four others the 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, and The Times of London named him its 2011 person of the year.
Palamente ya Yuropa e ne ya abela Bouazizi le batho ba bangwe ba le banè sekgele sa 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (Sekgele sa Sakharov sa Kgololesego ya go Akanya sa 2011), mme lokwalodikgang lwa The Times lwa kwa London lo ne lwa mmitsa motho wa botlhokwa mo ngwageng wa 2011.