On Thursday 19 October, the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents decided to award the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Mahsa Amini, who died during an arrest by the morality police in Iran, and to the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement.
“The European Parliament is proud to stand alongside the courageous people who continue to fight for equality, dignity and freedom in Iran (...) In choosing them as the winners of the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of...