Human rights activist Lev Ponomarev is sentenced in absentia to five and a half years in prison for founding the ‘undesirable’ Andrei Sakharov Institute

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Andrzej Poczobut receives the Sakharov Prize in Strasbourg and urges Europe not to forget the political prisoners in Belarus.
Mural depicting Russian human rights activist Andrei Sakharov appears in Abkhazia’s capital
Third Congress on Belarusian Political Prisoners and the 16th annual International Sakharov Conference - Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí
Sakharov — A Russian Hero for Our Time - Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Imprisoned Belarusian Catholic opposition journalist Poczobut receives Sakharov prize
Jailed Journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli Awarded 2025 Sakharov Prize - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Sakharov Prize: Who's In The Running For The EU's Top Human Rights Award? - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Justice Ministry tight-lipped as Sakharov Institute declared ‘undesirable’ in Russia - Новая газета Европа
Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov Foundation interfered in Russian elections last year, says lawmaker
How Andrei Sakharov went from Soviet hero to dissident — and forced the world to pay attention to human rights
Andrei Sakharov's Life In Photos: From Bomb Maker To 'The Conscience Of Mankind'
Andrei Sakharov And The Massive 'Tsar Bomba' That Turned Him Against Nukes - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Sakharov centenary arrives with an urgently needed message about freedom
His Fate Was Larger than Himself: Andrei D. Sakharov’s Centenary | European Review | Cambridge Core - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Fifty Years Later, Andrei Sakharov’s Seminal Essay Is a Powerful Model of Writing for Social Change