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# Sakharov Prize

Last year

2022

'Brave' people of Ukraine win EU's top human rights prize

The Sakharov Prize is awarded every year to those fighting for human rights or democracy.

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Oct 19th 2022, 7:25 PM

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Malala wins prestigious Sakharov human rights prize

The 16-year-old who has become an emblem of the fight against the most radical forms of Islamism has also been nominated for the Nobel peace prize.

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Oct 10th 2013, 11:14 AM

Was a Cuban dissident's car 'rammed off the road'?

An official enquiry has been launched after the car carrying Oswaldo Paya, who fought single-party rule for decades, hit a tree.

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Jul 24th 2012, 2:44 PM