The brave Ukrainian people are awarded the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony, in Strasbourg. Some representatives of the Ukrainian people gathered physically in Strasbourg. Statement by Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement.

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Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: statement by Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement

Title: Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: statement by Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement (I234844)

Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement (2 cutaways shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement, We understand that there are a lot of people on occupied by Russia territories who would like to protect themselves, who would like to protest against Russia. But they have no opportunity to take part in any military actions. For example, there are a lot of women, a lot of people who don't have normal military equipment and so on. And we would like to create this idea of a peaceful political resistance movement to support the Ukrainian identity and the occupied territories, to support their idea of dignity, idea of democracy, idea of freedom, idea of human rights that these people can have only with Ukraine, but not with Russia.

SOUNDBITE (English), Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement, I'm proud by the fact that we can engage more than 3 thousand people into different actions. Mostly they were hidden actions. But it's very serious question, because there were a lot of times when Russian police forces tried to beat our activists, and to even arrest them. But there are a lot of people who would like to take part in resistance.

SOUNDBITE (English), Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement, First of all, Ukraine need more weapons from European countries, Ukraine need more attention to any Russian energetic warfare strategies that Moscow has used as against Ukraine, as against European people. We need to unite. We need to find ourself as one.

SOUNDBITE (English), Yaroslav BOZHKO, Spokesperson of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement, It is not my personal prize. It's a prize for an organisation with a lot of people. And some of them are killed, some of them are raped, murdered. So it's the biggest moment of union with my nation in my life.