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Newshour: Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director Wins Human Rights Award

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Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director Wins Human Rights Award

25/10/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director Wins Human Rights Award

European parliament gives human rights award to Oleg Sentsov, who is in a Russian jail

European parliament gives top human rights award to Oleg Sentsov, who is in a Russian jail.

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov prize for human rights to a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker, Oleg Sentsov. He was a vociferous opponent of Moscow's annexation of his native Crimea in March 2014 and is serving a 20 year prison sentence in Russia on terrorism charges. 

Also in the programme: A New York Times report says President Donald Trump's phone calls to friends are being monitored by Chinese spies, and a new study suggests that traditional smoke alarms might not be effective at waking up children.

Picture: A portrait of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov with hashtag 'Freesentsov' and text 'Oleg Sentsov-prisoner of Kremlin' is seen in a shop's window in the centre of Kiev. Credit: Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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