She received the European Parliament's Anna Politkovskaya Prize for the defense of human rights and the 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought -- together with renowned Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat.
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.