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Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Awarded EU Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Human Rights Activism
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Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the Sakharov Prize for their efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela under the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Machado was initially set to run as an opposition candidate against Maduro, but the government disqualified her, prompting Gonzalez to take her place. The lead-up to the election was marked by widespread repression, including the disqualification of opposition candidates, arrests, and human rights abuses.
Edmundo and Maria have continued to fight for the fair, free and peaceful transition of power and have fearlessly upheld those values that millions of Venezuelans and this parliament hold so dear: justice, democracy and the rule of law.
This Parliament stands with the people of Venezuela and with Maria and Edmundo in their struggle for the democratic future of their country.
We are confident that Venezuela and democracy, will ultimately prevail.
This recognition is for every political prisoner, people who sought asylum or are exiled, and every citizen of our country who defends what they believe.
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perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Election
- 3.Protests
- 4.Authoritarianism
- 5.Electoral Fraud
- 6.Sabotage
- 7.Power outage
- 8.Venezuela under Maduro
- 9.Spanish Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Azerbaijan
- 2.Spain
- 3.France
- 4.Israel
- 5.Palestine, State of
- 6.Russian Federation
- 7.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 8.South Africa
organizations
- 1.EU Parliament
- 2.Green Party
- 3.Socialists and Democrats
- 4.EU Council
- 5.European Union
- 6.United Nations
- 7.Women Wage Peace
persons
- 1.Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia
- 2.Andrei Sakharov
- 3.Gubad Ibadoghlu
- 4.María Corina Machado
- 5.Nelson Mandela
- 6.Nicolás Maduro
- 7.Roberta Metsola
- 8.Alexey Navalny
- 9.Elon Musk
- 10.Denis Mukwege
- 11.Malala Yousafzai
- 12.Nadia Murad