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EU awards Sakharov rights prize to Mahsa Amini


Thursday, 19 October, 2023 , 10:19

Strasbourg, France, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) — The European Parliament on Thursday awarded the EU's top rights award, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian custody, and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement her death triggered.

"The brutal murder of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini marked a turning point. It has triggered a women-led movement that is making history," parliament speaker Roberta Metsola said of the young Iranian Kurdish woman, adding that the movement's slogan was "a rallying cry for all those standing up for equality, for dignity, and for freedom in Iran".