Sakharov Prize
The European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to people and organisations defending human rights and democracy.
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Sakharov Prize2025 Sakharov Prize goes to Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli
Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia were awarded the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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Sakharov Prize 2024 goes to Venezuelan opposition leaders
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia received the 2024 Sakharov Prize for the Freedom of Thought.
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Sakharov Prize: The voices of Iranian women cannot be silenced (videos)
Watch highlights from the 2023 Sakharov Prize award ceremony that honoured Jina Mahsa Amini and the Iranian women protest movement.
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Sakharov Prize 2023: the finalists
The finalists for the 2023 Sakharov Prize are women in Iran fighting for their rights, human rights defenders from Nicaragua and legal abortion activists.
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