{"id":165361,"date":"2014-09-23T03:48:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T03:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/it-is-official-leyla-yunus-is-nomiated-for-sakharov-prize-2014\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:08:30","slug":"it-is-official-leyla-yunus-is-nomiated-for-sakharov-prize-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/it-is-official-leyla-yunus-is-nomiated-for-sakharov-prize-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"It is official! Leyla Yunus is nomiated for Sakharov Prize 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/14450\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14450\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/14450\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14450\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Seven nominees for the European Parliament\u2019s 2014 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, chosen by political groups and groups of MEPs, will be presented at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee on 23 September, at 16:15.<br \/>\n  <\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The committees will shortlist three finalists on 7 October. The laureate will be decided by political group leaders and Parliament\u2019s President on 16 October. The award ceremony takes place in Strasbourg on 26 November.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The nominees (in alphabetical order) are:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Mahmoud Al \u2018Asali (post mortem) and Louis Raphael Sako,<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  nominated by the ECR group, Anna Z\u00e1borsk\u00e1 and 66 other MEPs,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Mouad Belghouate, Ala Yaacoubi and Alaa Abdel Fattah,<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  nominated by the GUE\/NGL group,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    CHREDO, Open Doors, Oeuvre d&#8217;Orient and Aid to the Church in Need,<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  nominated by Philippe Juvin and 60 other MEPs,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    EuroMaidan, represented by Mustafa Nayem, Ruslana Lyzhychko, Yelyzaveta Schepetylnykova and Tetiana Chornovo<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  , nominated by Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and 52 other MEPs,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Ayaan Hirsi Ali,<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  nominated by the EFDD group,\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Denis Mukwege,<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  nominated by the S&amp;D and ALDE groups and Barbara Lochbihler, and\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8211;<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Leyla Yunus<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  , nominated by The Greens\/EFA group and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Marietje Schaake and Ramon Tremosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven nominees for the European Parliament\u2019s 2014 Sakharov Prize for &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"It is official! 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