Roberta METSOLA, EP President, announces in front of the hemicycle in Strasbourg the Sakharov Prize 2023 laureate: "Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran". The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is named in honour of Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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Strasbourg

plenary session

EU - Iran (T)

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

president's agenda

women's rights (T)

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2023 (T)

Announcement of the Sakharov Prize 2023 laureate "Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran" by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP Parliament , <p><b></b>I am very proud to announce that the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman Life, Freedom movement in Iran. The 16th of September 2022 is a date which will live in infamy, and the brutal murder of 22 year old Jina Mahsa Amini marked a turning point. It has triggered a women led movement that is making history. The world has heard the chants of woman life, freedom, three words that have become a rallying cry for all those standing up for equality, for dignity, and for freedom in Iran. So let's todays prize serve as our tribute to the brave and defiant women, men and young people in Iran who, despite coming under increasing pressure, are leading the push for change. The European Parliament hears you, the world sees you, and we are with you. Jin, Jiyan, Azad&icirc; (Woman, Life, Freedom in Persian).</p>