Entire Ukrainian nation honored with Sakharov Prize
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The European Parliament has awarded the entire Ukrainian nation the Andrei Sakharov Prize. This is the first time in the history of this prize honored the fight for freedom of thought.
The Conference of Presidents of the EP decides who is awarded the Sakharov Prize. Beforehand, candidates are put forward by groups of at least 40 MEPs and the final three nominees are chosen by the Foreign Affairs and Development committees.
This year's nominees were: the people of Ukraine, represented by President Volodymyr Zelensky, local leaders, and civil society; WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has exposed cases of abuse of power and war crimes around the world; and the Colombian Truth Commission, which investigates human rights abuses that occurred during Colombia's long-running civil war.
