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Czechoslovak playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel was named winner of the 1989 Olof Palme prize Monday in Stockholm for his struggle for human rights and “his consistent and courageous efforts to promote peace and democracy.” The $15,000 prize, awarded annually since 1987 to promote peace and fight racism, was established by the assassinated Swedish premier’s family and ruling Social Democratic Party. Palme was shot and killed in 1986. Havel, who was released from jail in May after serving half of an eight-month sentence for inciting political protests, has been invited to receive the Palme prize at a ceremony in Stockholm next month.