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Standing ovation for jailed Chinese dissident

22 Jan 2009 11:06 GMT

Published by: Amnesty International Bangla Online Community

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<p><strong>17 December 2008</strong> </p>
<p>The European Parliament has honoured a jailed Chinese dissident in absentia with its top human rights award. The assembly gave a one-minute standing ovation on Wednesday as the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was placed in front of an empty seat marking Hu Jia's absence. </p>
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<div><a title="Hu Jia, Beijing, China, 1 July 2007<br />© Hu Jia and Zeng Jinyan" href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amnesty.org%2fsites%2fimpact.amnesty.org%2ffiles%2fPUBLIC%2fRegions%2fASA%2fchina-hu-jia-560x400.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Hu Jia, Beijing, China, 1 July 2007" alt="Hu Jia, Beijing, China, 1 July 2007" src="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.amnesty.org%2fsites%2fimpact.amnesty.org%2ffiles%2fimagecache%2fstory%2fsites%2fimpact.amnesty.org%2ffiles%2fPUBLIC%2fRegions%2fASA%2fchina-hu-jia-560x400.jpg" align="right" /></a> The assembly listened to a video message from Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan, who thanked the European Parliament for its recognition of her 35-year-old husband. Also in attendance for the award ceremony were Elena Bonner, the widow of Soviet-era dissident Andrei Sakharov for whom the award is named, and past award laureates. </div></div></div>
<p>Video message from Zeng Jinyan <a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2ftw.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3drLBEfYPeOD8%26amp%3bfeature%3drelated" target="_blank">Par-1</a> and <a href="http://www.ammado.com/redirect/external?url=http%3a%2f%2ftw.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3dOWRgocnW320%26amp%3bfeature%3drelated" target="_blank">Part- 2</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ammado.com/en/news-and-updates/good-news/european-parliament-honours-jailed-chinese-activist"><strong>European Parliament honours jailed Chinese activist</strong></a> </p>
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17 December 2008

The European Parliament has honoured a jailed Chinese dissident in absentia with its top human rights award. The assembly gave a one-minute standing ovation on Wednesday as the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was placed in front of an empty seat marking Hu Jia's absence.

The assembly listened to a video message from Hu's wife Zeng Jinyan, who thanked the European Parliament for its recognition of her 35-year-old husband. Also in attendance for the award ceremony were Elena Bonner, the widow of Soviet-era dissident Andrei Sakharov for whom the award is named, and past award laureates.

Video message from Zeng Jinyan Par-1 and Part- 2

European Parliament honours jailed Chinese activist

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