The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

 
Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee. Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote. The winner is usually announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in November/December at plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar are the 2016 laureates of Parliament's Sakharov Prize.

On 5 October 2018 the Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad.

Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, Sakharov Prize laureates 2016

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Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2016: Nadia Murad Basee Taha and Lamiya Aji Bashar,

FEMM - Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Women's economic empowerment : let's act together - Keynote speeches by Sakharov Prize laureates

Debate ' Sakharov Prize at the European parliament: human rights and fight against violence to women '

FEMM - Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Women's economic empowerment : let's act together

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Sakharov Prize laureate 2016 and Sakharov Prize laureate 2005

N. KHAIRALLAH; MURAD BASEE, Nadia; AJI BASHAR, Lamiya

Meeting of the EP delegation for relations with Iraq

KARAS, Othmar (EPP, AT); DZHEMILEV, Mustafa; SZANYI, Tibor (S&D, HU)

Joint meeting of the Delegation to the EU-Russia PCC and the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine PAC

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought seminar with young Europeans: ' Bravery and humanity in the face of brutality '

Powerful. Moving. Visionary. There were speeches in the history of the European Union that have made Europe the way it is today. In this short video, you can see a selection of famous quotes from:TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, LOUISE WEISS, FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND, HELMUT KOHL, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, NADIA MURAD, TOOMAS ILVES, TIMOTHY SNYDER, ROBERTA METSOLA, SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA, VACLAV HAVEL, GRETA THUNBERG Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely. Powerful. Moving. Visionary. There were speeches in the history of the European Union that have made Europe the way it is today. In this short video, you can see a selection of famous quotes from:

EPRS - Speeches that have made Europe

This clip shows the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought since 1988 to 2017.

Clip: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (1988 - 2017)

This clip shows the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought since 1988 to 2019.

Clip: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (1988 - 2019)

This clip shows the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought since 1988 to 2018.

Clip: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (1988 - 2018)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President met with Lamiya Aji BASHAR , Yazidi human rights activists, Sakharov Prize laureate 2016 and Hauwa IBRAHIM, Nigerian human rights lawyer, Sakharov Prize laureate 2005

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Lamiya Aji BASHAR , Yazidi human rights activists, Sakharov Prize laureate 2016 and Lamiya Aji BASHAR, Sakharov Prize laureate 2016 and by Hauwa IBRAHIM, Nigerian human rights lawyer

Clip presenting Nadia MURAD and Lamiya AJI BASHAR, 2016 laureates of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Clip: Nadia MURAD and Lamiya AJI BASHAR, 2016 laureates of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Visit of Nadia MURAD and Lamiya AJI BASHAR, 2016 laureates of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2016, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrival, welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, and roundtable.

Sakharov Prize 2016: Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Nadia MURAD and Lamiya AJI BASHAR, laureates of Sakharov Prize 2016, arrival and roundtable

This memoclip presents all the Sakharov Prize laureates from 1988 to 2016

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