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12 May 2024
Alex Gerko and Jim Simons, at a gala in tribute of Andrei Sakharov, May 21, 2023. Carnegie Hall, New York

Jim Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024)

Photo: Alex Gerko and Jim Simons, at a gala in tribute of Andrei Sakharov, May 21, 2023. Carnegie Hall, New York Jim Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) The Andrei ...
07 May 2024

Congratulations to the courageous Vladimir Kara-Murza

Vladimir Kara-​​Murza, a 42-​​year old Russian opposition politician and author, who has been imprisoned in Russia since April 2022, was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in journalism. The Pulitzer judges recognized Kara-Mura’s ...
02 May 2024

Opinion is not a crime

A criminal case against Sergey Lukashevsky, a former director of Sakharov Centre in Moscow, was initiated in Nizhny Novgorod. The first court hearing was scheduled for May 2, 2024. Lukashevsky is ...
25 May 2023

The Andrei Sakharov Foundation wishes to thank the following people and organizations for their help and support

The Andrei Sakharov Foundation wishes to thank the following people and organizations for their help and support: Carnegie Hall: Clive Gillinson Nolan Robertson Anna Weber and all other highly professional members of the team — for doing ...
23 May 2023

The New York Classical Review published an article by David Wright about the Sakharov concert

Stars align to honor human-​rights champion Sakharov at Carnegie by David Wright at New York Classical Review What would it take to bring international stars such as violinists Gidon Kremer and Maxim Vengerov, ...
22 May 2023

Post-concert gala dinner in support of the Andrei Sakharov Foundation

A post-​​concert gala dinner was held at Rohatyn Reception Room. Distinguished speakers, including Natan Sharansky, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Ian Shipsey, David Remnick and Arkady Ostrovsky, delivered wonderful tributes to Sakharov, ...
21 May 2023

Concert in honor of Andrei Sakharov

The sold-​​out concert in honor of Andrei Sakharov was held on Sakharov’s birthday, May 21st, at Carnegie Hall. It was a truly historic and extraordinary musical event, a fitting tribute to the ...
15 February 2023

February 15th, 2023 marks the centennial of the birth of Elena (Lusya) Bonner

Elena Bonner wrote, “My life was typical, tragic and wonderful,” perfectly capturing the attitudes of this remarkably courageous woman, who was drawn into human rights activism when her parents became victims of the ...
25 January 2023

ASF is declared “undesirable” organization

On January 23, 2023 the Russian authorities declared The Andrei Sakharov Foundation an “undesirable organization”. We regret this sudden antagonistic action of the Russian Federation’s Office of Prosecutor General, which ...
23 January 2023

Marina Sakharov-​​Liberman and Antonina Bouis have stepped down from the Board due to other commitments. The ASF wishes to thank both Marina and Nina for their past contributions in preserving ...
14 December 2022

Sakharov Prize 2022: Parliament honours the Ukrainian People

The ASF congratulates this year’s recipients of the European Parliament’s Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize. This is one of the most significant and prestigious human rights awards, which honours the activists and serves to highlight ...
10 December 2022

The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureates honoured at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, 2022

The ASF wishes to congratulate this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates and wish them further success in their noble endeavours. Natalia Pinchuk, the wife of imprisoned Ales Bialiatski, Yan Rachinsky, chairman of Memorial and Oleksandra ...
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