Brussels, 10/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 10 October, the European Parliament's conference of presidents unanimously designated young Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai as the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2013. Malala has been fighting for the right to education for girls since she was age 11. In October 2012, she was seriously injured in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by the Taliban.
“I'm proud of the decision” made by the conference, said European Parliament President...