On Sunday, June 12 2016,
the Boris Nemtsov Foundation Prize will be awarded in Bonn, Germany to Lev
Schlosberg, Russian journalist and human rights activist. Lev Schlosberg was
the first who published the material about death of two Russian paratroopers from
Pskov on Ukrainian soil in 2014. The prize for “outstanding courage in fighting
for democratic values, human rights and freedom in Russia” will be awarded
for the first time. Top 5 candidates for the award was Ildar Dadin, Lev
Schlossberg, Victor Shenderovich, Aleksiej Nawalny and Nadiya Savchenko. Boris
Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom was established by Zhanna Namtsova, a daughter
of murdered in 2015 Russian politician, Boris Nemtsov.
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