EU human rights award goes to late Iranian protest icon MahsaAmini
Oct 20, 2023
Brussels [Belgium], October 20: The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be awarded to Iranian-Kurdish woman MahsaAmini, who died in police custody, and the Iranian women protest movement this year, the EU parliament announced on Thursday.
"The European Parliament proudly stands with the brave and defiant who continue to fight for equality, dignity and freedom in Iran," EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola said in a statement.
"We stand with those who, even from prison, continue to keep 'Women, Life and Freedom' alive," she added, referring to a slogan of the protest movement.
Amini, who was 22 years old at the time, fell into a coma in September 2022 and subsequently died after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code.
Her death sparked the largest protests in the Islamic Republic in decades
Source: Qatar Tribune
