Navalny awarded the Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny, who is in prison, was awarded the Prize of the European Parliament "For Freedom of Thought" named after. Sakharov.

“He aggressively fought against the corruption of the Vladimir Putin regime and, through his social media and political campaigns, helped expose abuses and mobilize the support of millions of Russians. For this, he was poisoned and thrown into prison, ”said David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament. Afghan women's rights activists were also contenders for this year's award. Its monetary equivalent is 50 thousand euros.

Prize to them. The Sakharov Award, which has been awarded since 1988, is now considered the EU's highest human rights award. Its laureates in different years were Nelson Mandela, Malala Yusufzai, Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, who were later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, recalls the page of the award. Mandela received his Nobel Prize five years after the Sugar Bowl, Mukwege four years later, Murad two years later, Yusufzai the following year.

The list of Russian laureates includes Soviet dissident Anatoly Marchenko, human rights activists Sergei Kovalev and Lyudmila Alekseeva, and Oleg Orlov, co-founder of Memorial (included in the register of foreign agents).

The Nobel Peace Prize this year was shared by the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Dmitry Muratov (The Bell spoke about him and the newspaper) and Filipino journalist Maria Ressa. A number of Navalny's supporters condemned the decision of the Nobel Committee, calling the oppositionist an obvious candidate. Muratov himself said that Navalny has everything ahead.