World news about “Sakharov Prize” published by euronews.
Cuba’s Ladies in White finally pick up EU rights prize Cuba’s Ladies in White movement on Tuesday picked up the European Parliament’s Sakarov Prize that they won in 2005. They had to wait eight years before… 23/04/2013
EU nations agree banking union Welcome to Europe Weekly, in this edition. EU finance ministers agreed the first step of a banking union. Their foreign ministry counterparts met with the… 14/12/2012
Ebadi speaks for Sotoudeh: support Iran’s dissidents in every way possible On behalf of Ms Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer currently in prison, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has accepted this year’s Sakharov Prize for freedom… 13/12/2012
Detained Iranians receive Sakharov Prize Iranian dissidents Nasrin Sotoudeh and Filmmaker Jafar Panahi have been presented with the Sakharov Prize in absentia at the European Parliament in… 12/12/2012
Russian band Pussy Riot shortlisted for Sakharov Russian punk band Pussy Riot are among the three finalists shortlisted for this year’s Sakharov prize for freedom of thought. Three members of the group… 09/10/2012
Pussy Riot nominated for Sakharov Prize Jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot has been nominated for the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov prize. Last month, the three group members were… 25/09/2012
Arab Spring activists receive Sakharov Prize – nocomment EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek awarded the institution’s annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to five ‘Arab Spring’ activists for their… 15/12/2011
Sakharov Prize honours Arab activists This year’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought has gone to five activists from North Africa and the Middle East for their role in the Arab Spring… 24/11/2011
Iranian dissidents unable to collect EU awardTwo Iranian dissidents have been awarded the EU’s annual Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought but were unable to come to Strasbourg to collect it in person… 12/12/2012
UN urges Iran to free jailed activists Panahi and SotoudehA group of UN human rights experts have urged Iran to free jailed activists including film-maker Jafar Panahi and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Both were awarded… 02/11/2012
Iranian activists win Sakarov prizeThe European Parliament has given its top human rights award, the Sakharov prize for Freedom of thought, to Iranian activists Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar… 26/10/2012
Arab Spring honoured with EP Sakharov PrizeHonouring peaceful revolution in several Arab nations, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, democracy activists Asmaa Mahfouz of Egypt and Ahmed al… 14/12/2011
Arab Spring activists win Europe’s Sakharov PrizeFive Arab Spring activists have won this year’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, awarded by the European Parliament. “This year’s winners… 27/10/2011
Cuba’s Fariñas unable to pick up Europe’s top human rights prizeHis voice heard by a packed assembly, Guillermo Fariñas is awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, in absentia. The Cuban… 15/12/2010
Honoured Cuban dissident says fear behind travel ban“There are moments in history when one is called upon to be a martyr”. The Cuban dissident’s own words explaining his stance could have been applied to any… 15/12/2010
Cuba’s Fariñas honoured with EP Sakharov PrizeThe European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded, in absentia, to the Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas. The award is given… 15/12/2010
Sakharov winner wants EU pressure on CubaCuban dissident Guillermo Farinas has been awarded the Sakharov prize, the EU’s top human rights award. The 48-year-old ended a 135-day hunger strike in… 22/10/2010
Guillermo Farinas, Sakharov laureate: Let fear disappear from Cuba’When Cuban dissidents are given the top EU human rights prize three times in the space of a few years, it sends a strong message to Havana. This year’s… 21/10/2010
Guillermo Farinas, Sakharov laureate: freeing prisoners not enough in CubaWhen Cuban dissidents are given the top EU human rights prize three times in the space of a few years, it sends a strong message to Havana. This year’s… 21/10/2010
Farinas speaks to euronews on Sakharov prizeThis year’s winner of the European Parliament’s Sakharov Human Rights Prize, Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, has chosen euronews to give his first… 21/10/2010
Guillermo Farinas wins Sakharov prizeThe 2010 Sakharov prize, awarded by the European Parliament for an outstanding contribution to the cause of Human Rights, has gone to Cuban dissident… 21/10/2010
Europe honours Russian rights fightersDeep respect has been paid the Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial, symbolic of all those who risk their safety by speaking out. Memorial’s… 16/12/2009
Memorial’s Sakharov Prize ceremony in StrasbourgThe Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial and its three leaders have received the European Parliament’s 2009 Sakharov Prize for freedom of… 16/12/2009
Memorial honoured for dangerous human rights workThe Russian human rights defence organisation Memorial and its three leading representatives are being awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for… 15/12/2009
Sakharov remembered in MoscowIt is the 20th anniversary of Nobel peace prize winner Andrei Sakharov’s death. The presentation of the EU’s Sakharov prize to Russian human rights group… 14/12/2009
Russian group Memorial wins Sakharov PrizeA Russian organisation, Memorial, has won the European Union’s foremost human rights recognition, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the… 22/10/2009
Russian NGO wins EU human rights prizeRussian human rights group Memorial has been awarded the European Parliament’s 2009 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. Parliament president Jerzy Buzek… 22/10/2009
2009 Sakharov PrizeThis year’s winner of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, given by the European Parliament, is to be announced this Thursday. Three candidates are… 21/10/2009
