sakharov
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- n Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)
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- U.N. welcomes Iranian prisoner release
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations welcomes Iran's decision to free Sakharov Prize-winner Nasrin Sotoudeh and 11 other political prisoners, a human rights official said.
Sept. 20, 2013 - UPI - Malala, Snowden nominated for EU's Sakharov prize
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education, and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden have been nominated for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
Sept. 17, 2013 - AFP via Yahoo! News - Snowden Nominated for Human Rights Award
The European Parliament included the N.S.A. contractor on its list of potential recipients of the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Sept. 17, 2013 - New York Times
Quotes
- Hans-Gert Poettering in Reuters UK
By awarding the Sakharov Prize to Hu Jia, the European Parliament is sending out a signal of clear support to all those who defend human rights in China,Poettering told the assembly. - Graham Watson in FOXNews
Heavy-handed Chinese state lobbying to influence the outcome of the Sakharov prize winner only plays into the hands of critics and reinforces the case for Hu Jia,said Graham Watson, the leader of the EU Liberal group. - Monica Frassoni in The Age
Awarding the Sakharov to Hu Jia is a reflection of this very spirit of this prize, which supports free thought and honours human rights defenders fighting repression,Greens leaders Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni said.