Photo: Gennady Cherkasov
European People's Party on on his Twitter page that the European Parliament awarded the 2021 Sakharov Prize to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is currently serving a sentence in the Yves Rocher case.
In addition to Navalny, an Afghan woman and a human rights activist from Bolivia. It is not yet known who will take part in the awards ceremony on 15 December in Strasbourg instead of Navalny.
The prize is awarded to people who, in the opinion of MEPs, have made a significant contribution to the protection of human rights and fundamental European values.