Brussels, 29/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - During a joint meeting of European Parliament development and foreign affairs committees on Wednesday 30 September in Brussels, MEPs and political groups will present the ten candidates shortlisted for the Sakharov Prize 2009. The €50,000 prize, which has been awarded each year since 1988, rewards those defending freedom of thought, human rights and fundamental freedoms. The choice of successor for Chinese dissident Hu Jia, the 2008 prizewinner, will...