The brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, are the&nbsp;2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought laureate.

The&nbsp;finalists for the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought were WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange, the Ukrainian people and their representatives and the Colombian Truth Commission for the 2022 Sakharov Prize.

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded every&nbsp;year by the European Parliament.

The&nbsp;prize 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 always announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in December during plenary in Strasbourg. In 2021, the prize went to&nbsp;the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

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Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2022 (T) Meeting with social media content creators

AFET DEVE DROI joint Committee - Sakharov Prize 2023: Presentation of candidates

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the European Council meeting 15/12

2022 Sakharov Prize awarded to the brave People of Ukraine

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Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2022 - Interviews

Civil society organisations meet with the 2022 Sakharov Prize laureate

Panel discussion on the occasion of the award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the brave people of Ukraine.

First Vice-President Othmar Karas meets with the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize 2022.

Press conference Roberta METSOLA, EP president and the Sakharov prize laureates 2022

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and by the Sakharov Prize 2022 laureates

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: ceremony and hand over of the prize to Oleksandra MATVIYCHUK, Ivan FEDOROV, Yaroslav BOZHKO, Yulia PAJEVSKA, Oleksandr CHEKRYHIN, Stanislav KULYKIVSKI and Vsevolod CHENTSOV

Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: extracts from the ceremony

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: statement by Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President - full speech without cutaways

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: statement by Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Award of the Sakharov Prize 2022: ambiance shots prior to the ceremony Introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

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Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the Laureates of the Sakharov Prize - welcome and roundtable

Press seminar with the 2022 Sakharov Prize laureates: extracts and atmosphere shots

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

Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: statement by Oleksandra MATVIYCHUK, Human rights lawyer and Chair of the Center for Civil Liberties

Award of the 2022 Sakharov Prize: statement by Ivan FEDOROV, Mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, currently under Russian occupation

Infoclip: The brave People of Ukraine, 2022 Sakharov Prize laureate - Yellow Ribbon movement in the Kherson region

Infoclip: EU solidarity with Ukraine

Infoclip: The brave People of Ukraine, 2022 Sakharov Prize laureate - Minesweepers of the Rescue Service of Ukraine

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