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For a change of pace: Edward Snowden Nominated For EU’s Top Human Rights Prize
The European Parliament announced Monday that Edward Snowden is one of seven nominees for the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Snowden was nominated by the Greens, a pro-environment group. The winner will be named next month and will be awarded a 50,000 euro — or $65,000 — prize, according to the AP. Along with Snowden, other nominees include Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who was shot last year by the Taliban on her way home from school.
Previous winners of the Sakharov Prize include Nelson Mandela.
Greenwald must have nominated him
Snowden was nominated by the Greens, a pro-environment group. The winner will be named next month and will be awarded a 50,000 euro — or $65,000 — prize, according to the AP. Along with Snowden, other nominees include Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who was shot last year by the Taliban on her way home from school.
Previous winners of the Sakharov Prize include Nelson Mandela.
Greenwald must have nominated him
