6/9/2007 European Parliament suggests to nominate Politkovskaya for Sakharov Prize
Pole Yatsek Sariush-Volski, head of the Committee of European Parliament for International Matters, has suggested to nominate Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya posthumously for 2007 Andrei Sakharov, a representative of the press service of the European Parliament has informed today.
Mr Sariush-Volski represents the largest fraction of the European Parliament - the European Peoples' Party - European Democrats.
The Sakharov Prize "For Freedom of Thought" was founded by the European Parliament in 1988 and is awarded annually for "achievements in the cause of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and also for respect of international legislation and development of democracy," the RIA "Novosti" reports.
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