Sakharov Prize for Human Rights Awarded
Sakharov Prize Awarded
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Denis MukwegeDenis Mukwege(born 1 March 1955) is a Congolese gynecologist. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been gang-raped by reb.. | Human Rights | 2014 |
Bukavu South Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Malala YousafzaiMalala Yousafzai (born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and f.. | Human Rights | 2013 |
Birmingham England United Kingdom |
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Nasrin SotoudehNasrin Sotoudeh is a human rights lawyer in Iran. She has represented imprisoned Iranian opposition activists and politicians following the disputed June 2009 Iranian presidential elections .. | Human Rights | 2012 |
Tehrān Tehrān Iran |
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Jafar PanahiJafar Panahi (born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short .. | Human Rights | 2012 |
Tehrān Tehrān Iran |
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Mohamed BouaziziTarek al-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire on 17 December 2010, in protest of the confiscation of his wares and t.. | Human Rights | 2011 |
Ben Arous Bin ‘Arūs Tunisia |
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Ali FarzatAli Farzat (born 22 June 1951) is a renowned Syrian political cartoonist. He has published more than 15,000 caricatures between Syrian, Arab and international newspapers.He serves as the hea.. | Human Rights | 2011 |
Ḩamāh Hama Syria |
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Razan ZaitounehRazan Zaitouneh (born 29 April 1977) is a Syrian human rights lawyer and civil society activist. Actively involved in the Syrian uprising, she went into hiding after being accused by the gov.. | Human Rights | 2011 |
Damascus Damascus Governorate Syria |
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Ahmed al-SenussiAhmed Al-Zubair al-Senussi, also known as Zubeir Ahmed El-Sharif (born 1933) is a Libyan member of the Senussi house and a member of the National Transitional Council representing political .. | Human Rights | 2011 |
Mersa Matruh Maţrūḩ Egypt |
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Asmaa MahfouzAsmaa Mahfouz (born 1 February 1985) is an Egyptian activist and one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement.She has been credited by journalist Mona Eltahawy and others with helping t.. | Human Rights | 2011 |
Cairo Al Qāhirah Egypt |
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Guillermo FariñasGuillermo Fariñas Hernández (born 3 January 1962) is a Cuban doctor of psychology,independent journalist and political dissident in Cuba. He has conducted 23 hunger strikes over the years .. | Human Rights | 2010 |
Santa Clara Cienfuegos Cuba |