Political groups and individual Members of the candidates for Sahahrov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2010: ACCESS, Haytham AL-MALEH, BREAKING THE SILENCE, Gillermo FARINAS, Aminetu HAIDAR, Dawit ISAAK and Birtukan MIDEKSA, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Sakharov Prize 2010: extracts from the presentation of the candidates

SOUNDBITE (English), Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL), introduces the candidacy of ACCESS, nominated by the Goup of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

SOUNDBITE (English), Leonidas DONSKIS (ALDE, LT), introduces the candidacy of Mr Haytham AL-MALEH nominated by Heidi Hautala and 44 other members of Parliament.

SOUNDBITE (French), Daniel Marc COHN-BENDIT (Greens/EFA, FR), introduces the candidacy of "BREAKING THE SILENCE", an Israeli Non Governmental organization established by Israel Defence Forces soldiers and Veterans nominated by the group of Greens /European Free Alliance and nominated by the Group of the European United Left-Nordic Green Left.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Jos&#233; Ignacio SALAFRANCA S&#193;NCHEZ-NEYRA (EPP, ES), introduces the candidacy of Guillermo FARINAS, Cuban doctor who conducted 23 hunger strikes to protest the Cuban regime. He is nominated by the EPP group and also by European Conservatives and Reformists Group and Edward Kozusnik and 91 other Members.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Ra&#252;l ROMEVA i RUEDA (Greens/EFA, ES), introduces the candidacy of Aminetu HAIDAR, called the "Sahrawi Gandhi" in support of the independence of Western Sahara nominated by Norbert Neuser, Willy Meyer, Raul Romeva I Rueda and 40 others.

SOUNDBITE (English), Olle SCHMIDT (ALDE, SE), introduces the candidacy Dawit ISAAK, Eritrean journalist kept in prison under very harsh conditions nominated by Olle Schmidt, Cecilia Wikstr&ouml;m, Marit Paulsen and 37 other Members.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adrian SEVERIN (S&amp;D, RO), introduces the candidacy of Birtukan MIDEKSA, an Ethiopian politician and former judge sentenced to life imprisonment. Shes is nominated by the Group of the progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

SOUNDBITE (English), Ana GOMES (S&amp;D, PT), introduces the candidacy of Birtukan MIDEKSA, an Ethiopian politician and former judge sentenced to life imprisonment. Shes is nominated by the Group of the progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

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Sakharov Prize 2010: extracts from the presentation of the candidates

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