Did you hear? Tsvangirai up for Sakharov prize
Morgan Tsvangirai- recognised for his courage.
MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai has been nominated for the 2008 Sakharov Prize. The Prize is named after Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet scientist and dissident. It was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a way to honour individuals or organizations who had dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedoms.
Candidates are nominated by a political group or a minimum of 40 MEPs. Morgan Tsvangirai was nominated for the prize by Luís Queiró and the nomination was supported by 96 others.
Seven other candidates have been nomintaed alongside Morgan Tsvangirai. They are Ingrid Betancourt, Dalai Lama, European Roma Rights Centre, Hu Jia, Alexandr Kozulin, Abbot Apollinaire Malu Malu and Mikhail Trepashkin.
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Sakharov Prize. To mark the occasion, a special event to which all previous winners of the prize are to be invited will take place in Strasbourg on 16 December.
Previous winners include former South African leader Nelson Mandela, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
- Source: ZimbabweMetro
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