Sakharov Prize

award honouring individuals and groups of people who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought
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Sakharov Prize

Summary

Sakharov Prize is a human rights award[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of human_rights_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sakharov Prize won the Nelson Mandela[3].
  • Sakharov Prize won the Leyla Zana[4].
  • Sakharov Prize won the Malala Yousafzai[5].
  • Sakharov Prize won the Aung San Suu Kyi[6].
  • Sakharov Prize won the Wei Jingsheng[7].
  • Sakharov Prize won the Anatoly Marchenko[8].
  • Sakharov Prize is in the country of European Union[9].
  • Sakharov Prize is in the country of France[10].
  • Sakharov Prize's image is recorded as Remise du prix Sakharov 2014 à Denis Mukwege Strasbourg 26 novembre 2014 18.jpg[11].
  • Sakharov Prize's instance of is recorded as human rights award[12].
  • Andrei Sakharov is named after Sakharov Prize[13].
  • Sakharov Prize's headquarters location is recorded as Strasbourg[14].
  • Sakharov Prize's GND ID is recorded as 7730470-6[15].
  • Sakharov Prize's Commons category is recorded as Prix Sakharov[16].
  • +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sakharov Prize[17].
  • Sakharov Prize's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04236x[18].
  • Sakharov Prize's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph602232[19].
  • Sakharov Prize's official website is recorded as http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sakharovprize/en/home/the-prize.html[20].
  • Sakharov Prize's official website is recorded as http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sakharovprize/it/home/the-prize.html[21].
  • Sakharov Prize's official website is recorded as https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sakharovprize/en/home[22].
  • Sakharov Prize's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sakharov Prize[23].
  • Sakharov Prize's conferred by is recorded as European Parliament[24].
  • Sakharov Prize's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000248727[25].
  • Sakharov Prize's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sakharov Prize[26].
  • Sakharov Prize's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought'}[27].

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Geography

Country listings include European Union[9], a regional organization[28], in Internationality[29], founded in 1993[30], headquartered in Brussels[31] and France[10], a sovereign state[32], in France[33], founded in 0843[34].

Designation and Status

Sakharov Prize's instance of is recorded as human rights award[12].

History and Context

+1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sakharov Prize[17]. Andrei Sakharov is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Sakharov Prize ranks in the top 8% of human_rights_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Sakharov Prize receive?

Honors received include Nelson Mandela[3], Leyla Zana[4], Malala Yousafzai[5], and Aung San Suu Kyi[6].

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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