Press seminar on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize honours the Ukrainian people, who are defending their country and core European values. Representatives of NGOs and public institutions will participate in the seminar
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 9:30 - 11:30
Strasbourg - Room Weiss R5.1 - Interactio - Webstreaming
Interpretation: Bulgarian, English, French, Spanish and Ukrainian
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09:30 Welcome and practicalities
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09:35 The Sakharov Prize
Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, Finland), Vice-President of the European Parliament responsible for the Sakharov Network
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09:45 Meeting with finalists of the Sakharov Prize 2022
Francisco DE ROUX, President of The Truth Commission in Colombia
Stella ASSANGE, lawyer and wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Introduced by Vice-President Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, Finland)
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Meeting with the laureates of the Sakharov Prize 2022: The brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society
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10:30 Panel 1
Oleksandra MATVIICHUK, human rights lawyer and Chair of the Center for Civil Liberties
Ivan FEDOROV, elected Mayor of Melitopol
Introduced by David McALLISTER (EPP, Germany), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET)
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11:00 Panel 2
Colonel Oleksandr CHEKRYHIN, Director of the Department for emergency prevention, State Emergency Services of Ukraine (SES)
Yuliia PAIEVSKA, founder of the evacuation medical unit “Angels of Taira”
Yaroslav BOZHKO, representative of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement
Introduced by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, Sweden), Chair of the Committee on Development (DEVE)
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11:30 End of Seminar
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Moderated by Raffaella DE MARTE, Head of the EP Media Services Unit, DG COMM
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