Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

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European Parliament prize human rights award

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a prestigious human rights award given by the European Parliament to individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Observed surface forms (3)

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Sakharov Prize 0 4
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (eponym) 0 1
Sakharov Prize for Journalism as an Act of Conscience (for Stiglitz’s related work) 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Parliament prize →
human rights award →
alsoKnownAs Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
surface form: Sakharov Prize
awardedBy European Parliament →
awardedFor freedom of thought →
human rights advocacy →
country European Union →
criterion exceptional contribution to defending fundamental freedoms →
exceptional contribution to defending human rights →
eligibility groups →
individuals →
organizations →
field fundamental freedoms →
human rights →
firstAwarded 1988 →
frequency annual →
governingBody European Parliament →
surface form: Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
hasAwardType honorary title →
monetary award →
hasCategory European Parliament →
European human rights awards →
awards established in 1988 →
hasComponent award ceremony at the European Parliament →
hasLanguage all official languages of the European Union →
hasMotto for freedom of thought →
inception 1988 →
locationOfAwarding Brussels, Belgium →
surface form: Brussels

Strasbourg →
mediaCoverage international →
namedAfter Andrei Sakharov →
namedForNotability Andrei Sakharov →
surface form: Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov
namedForOccupation Andrei Sakharov →
surface form: physicist Andrei Sakharov
notableRecipient Alexei Navalny →
Aung San Suu Kyi →
Democratic opposition in Venezuela →
Malala Yousafzai →
Nelson Mandela →
Reporters Without Borders →
Ukrainian people →
organizer European Parliament →
purpose to honor individuals and groups defending human rights →
to recognize defense of freedom of thought →
regionServed worldwide →
selectionBy Members of the European Parliament →
selectionProcess nomination and voting by political groups and MEPs →
sponsor European Parliament →
status active →

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Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought → alsoKnownAs → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize
Alexei Navalny → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Alexei Navalny → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize
Andrei Sakharov → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (eponym)
Aung San Suu Kyi → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Kofi Annan → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Lev Okun → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize
Malala Yousafzai → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Mary Therese Winifred Bourke → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize
Memorial (human rights group) → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
subject surface form: Memorial
Min Ko Naing → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Nelson Mandela → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
Xanana Gusmão → awardReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
The Price of Inequality → awardsReceived → Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought →
this entity surface form: Sakharov Prize for Journalism as an Act of Conscience (for Stiglitz’s related work)