Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize 2008 awarded to Hu Jia | Front Line

Posted 2008/10/23

Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize 2008 awarded to Hu Jia

The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded this year to Chinese human rights defender Hu Jia, EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering announced in Strasbourg today. The prize ceremony will take place in Strasbourg on 17 December.

Link here to the statement by the European Parliament

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