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Greens congratulate Sotoudeh and Panahi for Sakharov Prize
EP stands beside the Iranian people
Representataives of Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian film director, screenwriter and film editor Jafar Panahi accepted the "Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought" in the European parliament today. Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi are an example for all those concerned with human rights around the world. They have put the freedom of others before their own, and have refused to shy away from even the harshest repression against them.
Iranian Human Rights activists Ms Shirin Ebadi and Mr Karim Lahidji, and daughter of Jafar Panahi , Ms Solmaz Panahi met with the Greens/EFA group last night before accepting the prize today. We hope that the Sakharov prize sends an encouraging signal to the entire civil society in Iran, that the European Union is watching and is close by your side.