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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10751

14 December 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 40
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) human rights
Sakharov Prize is awarded to two Iranian activists

Strasbourg, 13/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 December, in Strasbourg, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2012 was awarded by the European Parliament to two empty chairs as the two winners, the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and film director Jafar Panahi, who are both human rights activists, are currently serving prison sentences. They therefore authorised five people to represent them in receiving the prize which, as the president of the European Parliament put it, should be seen...

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