On Wednesday 12 December, the Parliament awarded its 2018 Sakharov Prize to Oleg Sentsov, who was represented by his cousin and lawyer (see EUROPE 12125).
The Ukrainian filmmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison, officially for "terrorism", for opposing the illegal annexation of Crimea. He is imprisoned beyond the Arctic Circle in Russia.
Mr Sentsov represents “determination and commitment to human rights and dignity, democracy and respect for the rule of law”, summarised...