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Ilham Tohti awarded the 2019 Sakharov Prize

Uyghur economist and human rights activist Ilham Tohti has been awarded this year’s European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. European Parliament President David...

NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean: MEPs take stock of the situation

2018 Sakharov Prize finalist NGOs, which carried out rescue operations in the Mediterranean and are now prevented from operating, discussed their work with MEPs...

Iran to stop criminalising the work of women’s rights defenders

MEPs deplore human rights violations and all forms of political repression in Iran. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution taking stock of...

Chechnya must immediately release human rights defender Oyub Titiev

Chechnya has experienced a dramatic deterioration in the human rights situation over the last few years. MEPs urge its authorities and Russia to stop...

S&Ds: NGOs saving lives of migrants among the finalists for the Sakharov Prize

Under the leadership of the S&Ds, NGOs saving lives of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea were selected as one of three final nominees for...

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Warsaw turns to Ukraine to upgrade its drone warfare expertise

Poland is learning from Ukraine's battle-hardened experience of drone...

EU to check trade impact of border closure in Poland

The European Union is going to monitor the effects...

EU looks to speed up ban on Russian LNG in new sanctions

The European Commission is stepping up moves to ban...

European Commission tables sanctions against Israel before the Council

The European Commission is moving on with its proposal...

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