Strasbourg, 22/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought was awarded unanimously on Thursday 22 October to the Russian human rights organisation, Memorial. Announcing the decision taken by the conference of presidents of political groups at the EP, the president of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, hoped that, with this prize, “we may contribute to eliminating fear and violence suffered by those defending human rights”. “Truth and freedom will win in the...