Press release - Press seminar on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Press seminar on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

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European Parliament

URL: 

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221130IPR59002/

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

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ES, S&D, Committee, Sakharov Prize, Strasbourg, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, UA, DG, European, Alexandra, Sakharov, Freedom, Human rights, WikiLeaks, AFET, Greens–European Free Alliance, DEVE, Center, Foreign Affairs Committee, EPP, Truth commission, DROI, SES, FR, European Parliament, The Truth Commission, Non-governmental organization, Aluminium, Airline, Drug

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COLOMBIA, FINLAND, SWEDEN, BELGIUM, UKRAINE, GERMANY

Summary

Key Points: 

• Press seminar on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
  The Sakharov Prize honours the Ukrainian people, who are defending their country and core European values.
• Representatives of NGOs and public institutions will participate in the seminar
  Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 9:30 - 11:30
  Strasbourg - Room Weiss S 2.2 - Interactio - Webstreaming
  Interpretation: EN, ES, FR, UA, BG (tbc)
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  09:30 Welcome and practicalities
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  09:35 The Sakharov Prize
  Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, Finland), Vice-President of the European Parliament responsible for the Sakharov Network
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  09:45 Meeting with finalists of the Sakharov Prize 2022
  Francisco DE ROUX, President of The Truth Commission in Colombia (tbc)
  Stella ASSANGE, lawyer and wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, finalist of the Sakharov Prize 2022 (tbc)
  Introduced by Maria ARENA (S&D, Belgium), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
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  Meeting with the laureates of the Sakharov Prize 2022: The brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society
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  10:30 Panel 1
  Oleksandra MATVIYCHUK, human rights lawyer and Chair of the Center for Civil Liberties (tbc)
  Ivan FEDOROV, elected Mayor of Melitopol (tbc)
  Introduced by David McALLISTER (EPP, Germany), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET)
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  11:00 Panel 2
  Serhiy KRUK, representative of the State Emergency Services (SES) of Ukraine (tbc)
  Yulia PAJEVSKA, founder of the evacuation medical unit Angels of Taira (tbc)
  Yaroslav BOZHKO, representative of the Yellow Ribbon Civil Resistance Movement (tbc)
  Introduced by Tomas TOB (EPP, Sweden), Chair of the Committee on Development (DEVE)
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  11:30 End of Seminar
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  Moderated by Raffaella DE MARTE, Head of the EP Media Services Unit, DG COMM

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