Parliament's President Borrell - who presented the prize - told Mr Milinkevich that "you are fighting against fear and intimidation", a reference to the authoritarian regime of President Lukashenka in Belarus
Saharova balvu Parlaments piešķir katru gadu personām un organizācijām, kas sniegušas nozīmīgu ieguldījumu cīņā par cilvēktiesībām un demokrātiju.