“Scientist, dissident, human rights activist”
The exhibition has been seen by tens of thousands of people live, while hundreds of thousands of people were able to see it online.
European Parliament Multimedia Centre (europa.eu)
The Financial Times publishes interview with Marina Sakharov-Liberman and Tatiana Bonner Yankelevich
The Financial Times publishes Simon Kuper’s interview with Marina Sakharov-Liberman and Tatiana Bonner Yankelevich.
The award-winning film “Sakharov Case” premiered on 21 May 2021 on the Channel One of the Russian TV
Centennial documentary “The Sakharov Case”
(Russian with the English subtitles)
Director: Elena Yakovich
The ASF supported the production of this film.
The award-winning film “Sakharov Case” premiered on 21 May 2021 on the Channel One of the Russian TV. It was subsequently shown in many festivals, receiving several gold medals. It received the top award at Russian Documentary Film Festival New York.
This year’s recipient of Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is Alexey Navalny
The Prize is awarded since 1988 by the European Parliament. It “endeavors to embody Sakharov’s extraordinary work and carry his message forward to future generations.”
The ASF receives a unique bronze portrait of Andrei Sakharov
Today, Marina Sakharov-Liberman met with a Scottish sculptor Colin Campbell and his wife Ann in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. This was a culmination of a long search for the sculptor, which took years and ended up a success thanks to the selfless help of many strangers, who responded to Marina’s pleas trying to track the sculptor 33 years after he sent Andrei Sakharov a birthday wish in 1988.
The ASF is very grateful to Mrs. Fiona Veitch of Yetholm, Kelso, for her invaluable help in locating Colin!
The sculptor and the statue were re-discovered 33 years since the sculptor first contacted Andrei Sakharov on his birthday in May 1988!
Sakharov monument is unveiled at the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute (MEPI), Moscow
A new statue of Andrei Sakharov was opened today at the Alley of Nobel Laureates on the campus of MEPI, Moscow.
Guests of the ceremony included academician Radii Ilkayev, Edward Lozansky, and two of Sakharov’s grandchildren, Marina and Nikolay Sakharov.
Commissioner for human rights delivered a speech as a tribute to Andrei Sakharov
At the European Parliament, Commissioner for human rights delivered a speech as a tribute to Andrei Sakharov.
The international conference “Alarm and Hope in the 21st century”
Organized by the Sakharov Centre in Moscow, the conference’s honorary organizing committee included Nobel laureate and former President Mikhail Gorbachev, the seventh president of Ireland Mary Robinson, Sir Martin Rees, Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, Israeli politician and former Soviet political prisoner Natan Sharansky, as well as President of the ASF, Alexey Semyonov, and Vice President of the ASF, Marina Sakharov-Liberman.
This conference addressed the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century, in the framework of Sakharov’s works.
A monument to Sakharov is unveiled in Sarov, Russia
A new statue of Sakharov was unveiled on the 21st of May 2021 in Sarov. Sakharov worked in the nuclear town of Sarov, known as Arzamas-16, from 1950 till 1969.
Guests of the opening ceremony included President of RAN Alexander Sergeev, a colleague and friend of Sakharov, academician Yuri Trutnev, academician Radii Ilkayev, governor of Nizhny Novgorod Gleb Nikitin, and CEO of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev