EP Plenary Session - Award of the  Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation are invited to the European Parliament, in Brussels. They attend the screening of the award-winning CNN documentary “Navalny”, directed by Daniel Roher. Following the screening, a debate metween Navalny's representatives and the audience takes place. Statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event.

Sakharov Community event in the presence of Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation to the European Parliament: statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session on the 12th September in Strasbourg. Statements on the 70th Anniversary of the European Parliament and on Fires and floods of last summer, and Call to release Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader. This transcript is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President: 70th Anniversary of the European Parliament and Fires and floods of last summer, and call to release Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader

Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny is awarded with the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony at the emicycle of the European parliament in Strasbourg. His daughter, Daria NAVALNAYA, gives a speech in front of the plenary. Statement by David SASSOLI, EP President. This transcript is a result àof an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2021: statement by Daria NAVALNAYA, daughter of Alexei Navalny

Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny is awarded the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony during the plenary session in Strasbourg. Ambiance shots prior to the ceremony and opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President. This transcript is a result àof an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2021: ambiance shots prior to the ceremony and opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny will be awarded the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights hold a joint exchange of views with the representatives of the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate Mr Alexei Navalny - his daughter Daria Navalnaya and his adviser Leonid Volkov. Mr Navalny is currently incarcerated in a high-security penal colony in Russia and therefore cannot be present in person.

Exchange of views with Daria NAVALNAYA, daughter of Alexei NAVALNY, the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff of Alexei NAVALNY

Alexei Navalny, nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the EPP and Renew Europe for his courage in fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights, is a Russian opposition politician, anti-corruption activist and major political opponent of the country's president Vladimir Putin. In August 2020, while on a trip to Siberia, he was poisoned. He spent months recovering in Berlin, but returned to Moscow in January 2021 where he was arrested. In February he was sentenced to 2½ years in prison. The footage are ©AFP. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the Sakharov Prize 2021 until 14/10/2022. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AFP – www.afp.com

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Sakharov Community event in the presence of Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation to the European Parliament: statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event

Opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President: 70th Anniversary of the European Parliament and Fires and floods of last summer, and call to release Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2021: statement by Daria NAVALNAYA, daughter of Alexei Navalny

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2021: ambiance shots prior to the ceremony and opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

Exchange of views with Daria NAVALNAYA, daughter of Alexei NAVALNY, the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff of Alexei NAVALNY

Infoclip: Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021 candidate

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EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

EP Plenary Session - Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought