Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought : premiato un avvocato sudanese

Since 1988 the European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to exceptional individuals or organisations fighting injustice and oppression throughout the globe, from South Africa to Belarus, from Cuba to Bangladesh. 2007 finalists were named on 24 September:

Deceased Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman
Chinese dissidents Zeng Jinyan and Hu Jia.

The 2007 Sakharov finalists are, in alphabetical order:
 
Anna Politkovskaya
This Russian journalist made her name investigating and reporting human rights abuses and torture especially in lawless Chechnya. She authored several books about the Chechen wars, life in Russia and President Putin's regime and received numerous prestigious international awards for her work. Politkovskaya survived a poisoning attempt, but was shot dead on 7 October 2006 in the elevator of her apartment block in central Moscow. The perpetrators have not been brought to justice.
 
Salih Mahmoud Osman
A human rights attorney working with the Sudan Organisation Against Torture, he has for over two decades provided free legal representation for the many victims of Sudan's civil war and human rights abuses. Mr. Salih's fight against injustice has had a personal cost; members of his family have been killed and tortured. He serves currently as a Member of the Sudanese National Parliament.
 
Zeng Jinyan and Hu Jia: Children of Tiananmen
Zeng Jinyan is a cyber-dissident reporting Chinese rights abuses in her daily blog. Her husband Hu Jia is an anti-AIDS and environmental activist. Both human rights activists live in Beijing under house arrest. They were prevented from leaving China on May 18, accused of being a threat to national security.
 
We will portray the candidates in more detail in the run-up to the 2007 Sakharov award.