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The Community has come together for conferences in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018. The Sakharov Prize Community conferences are a forum of debate among MEPs, laureates, representatives of the European Union and other international institutions and civil society, and serve as a basis for enhanced network action for human rights.

On 4-5 June 2018, the Sakharov Prize Community gathered in Brussels to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sakharov Prize, take stock of past achievements and identify challenges ahead. The conference was held in the presence of Sakharov Fellows. These Fellows are participants in a programme that the Community initiated in 2013 to empower human rights defenders from across the globe.