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The Sakharov Prize is one of the few awards that the European Union has established during its existence. Named after the famed Soviet dissident and legendary nuclear physicist, Andrey Sakharov, one of the world’s most tireless and foremost activists for human rights in the 20th-century and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
The Sakharov Prize was established in 1988 by the European Parliament to honor individuals and groups of people who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and the freedom of thought.
From Nelson Mandela and Anatoly Marchenko – the first winners, who shared the prize in 1988 – to Ilham Tohti, the Uyghur economist and human rights activist awarded in 2019, many of the world’s leading personalities and movements have had the honor of being awarded the prize.