Influence
The Sakharov Prize, established in 1988 and awarded annually by the European Parliament for people and organizations dedicated to human rights and freedoms, was named in his honor.
An Andrei Sakharov prize is also to be awarded by the American Physical Society every second year from 2006, "to recognize outstanding leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights".
The Andrei Sakharov Prize For Writer's Civic Courage was established in October 1990.
Vietnamese academic and journalist Doan Viet Hoat was nicknamed "the Sakharov of Vietnam" for his criticism of Vietnam's communist leadership and his subsequent imprisonment.
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