Brussels, 03/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 3 July, the European Parliament officially awarded the 2010 Sakharov Prize in person to the Cuban dissident Gillermo Farinas.
Deputy President of the European Parliament Gianni Pittella (S&D, Italy) paid tribute to this “freedom fighter”, whose “strong convictions and political activity” have cost him over 11 years in prison and seen him go on 23 hunger strikes. “There are men who write history, men who read history, and men who...