The European Parliament has awarded two Iraqi women from the Izadi minority group its prestigious human rights prize. On Thursday, Nadia Murad and Lamia Haji Bashar won the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prizefor Freedom of Thoughtfor their plight when they, along with other women and girls were abducted, tortured and sexually abused ...

A Saudi blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes has won the European Union (EU)s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights. On Thursday, Raif Badawi was honored as a symbol of the fight for freedom of speech after a vote at the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg. I urge the king of Saudi Arabia to free him,...

The European Parliament, the European Unions only directly elected body,nominatedMr. Snowden for the prize late Monday. The others in contention include Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl who was 14 when the Taliban shot her in October but survived to become a potent voice in the struggle for education rights for women; Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, a former ...