Goethe Medal 2017
Three strong women
![Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, Irina Scherbakowa, Johannes Ebert, Marianne Birthler, Emily Dische-Becker, Emily Nasrallah, Christina von Braun, Urvashi Butalia, Christa Wichterich, Photo: Maik Schuck Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, Irina Scherbakowa, Johannes Ebert, Marianne Birthler, Emily Dische-Becker, Emily Nasrallah, Christina von Braun, Urvashi Butalia, Christa Wichterich](/resources/files/jpg699/gruppenfoto_6951-formatkey-jpg-w320m.jpg)
Publisher Urvashi Butalia of India, writer Emily Nasrallah of Lebanon and civil rights activist Irina Shcherbakova of Russia were awarded the Goethe Medal on 28 August.
Every year, the Goethe-Institut confers the Goethe Medal as the official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany to honour figures who have performed outstanding service for international cultural dialogue. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, the president of the Goethe-Institut, paid tribute to the great commitment of the three awardees who courageously and decisively campaign against unequal treatment.