News

European union

Sájarov prize for imprisoned Ukrainian director

In a gesture clearly meant as a warning to Russia, the European parliament gave the Sakharov 2018 prize for freedom of thought to Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year sentence in a Siberian prison for allegedly planning terrorist attacks. “Words are a person’s main tool and often his [sic.] only one too, especially when everything else has been taken” said the director.

Sign in. Sign in if you are already a verified reader. I want to become verified reader. To leave comments on the website you must be a verified reader.
Note: To leave comments on the website you must be a verified reader and accept the conditions of use.