On Thursday 14 September, the European Parliament announced six nominees for the 2017 Sakharov Prize for human rights. The nominees are: the democratic opposition in Venezuela, Asia Bibi, Aura Chavez, the co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, Dawit Isaak and Pierre Mbonimpa.
The EPP and ALDE Groups propose the Venezuelan National Assembly through Julio Borges, and all political prisoners represented by Leopoldo López, Antonio Ledezma, Daniel...