Fugitive Snowden in running for European rights prize

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Fugitive Snowden in running for European rights prize | Reuters

Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is in the running for a European human rights prize whose past winners include Nelson Mandela and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The other nominees include Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban last year for demanding education for girls, and Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a critic of President Vladimir Putin who has been convicted of money-laundering, tax evasion and fraud.

The European Parliament's committees vote on a shortlist of three finalists on September 30. The winner will be chosen by parliamentary leaders on October 10.

Tough competition.

Honestly if I were to give just 1 prize, I'd give it to Malala because she WAS SHOT IN THE FACE by muslims for wanting an education.

But they are all deserving.