Sakharov Prize: European Parliament honors Alexei Navalny
19 December 2021 |
10:54 am
At a European Parliament ceremony in Strasbourg, representatives of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have accepted the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on his behalf.
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