Parliament’s prestige prize for freedom of thought has again come into question after an Iraqi Professor who “paid with his life” defending Christians against the group...
The Ukrainian EuroMaidan movement, a gynaecologist in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo and a human rights activist from Azerbaijan have been named as the finalists...
Azerbaijani human-rights defender Leyla Yunus (pictured) has been included on the shortlist of three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, following a...
The nomination process for the European Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was said to have descended into "farce" this week when the GUE/NGL...
The decision by a group of MEPs to nominate for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize Azerbaijani activist Leyla Yunus, presently embroiled in an embezzlement case, has...
They may have different jobs – rapper, gynaecologist, religious leader, journalist – but they all share a commitment to defending human rights. The seven nominations for...
Seven nominees for the European Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, chosen by political groups and groups of MEPs, will be presented at a...