The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded by the European Parliament every year since 1988 to individuals or organisations who have made an important contribution to the fight for human rights or democracy.
Eiropas Parlamenta Saharova balvu par domas brīvību šogad saņēma Krievijas nevalstiskā organizācija „Memoriāls”, kuru pārstāv Ludmila Aleksejeva, Oļegs Orlovs un Sergejs Kovaļevs, ka arī citi cilvēktiesību aizstāvji Krievijā.