Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Archives - Euromaidan Press

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Maksym Butkevych delivers his acceptance speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 29 September, wearing a hoodie with the message "Ukrainian POW You Are Not Forgotten." The journalist and human rights defender became the first Ukrainian to receive the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize since its establishment in 2013. Photo: PACE

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People of Ukraine

Putin gave him 13 years. Europe gave him its highest honor.

He taught English with cigarette packets in Putin's prison. Europe just honored his courage

byVira Kravchuk