On Thursday, the European Parliament in Brussels announced that Ukranian filmmaker Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov was awarded the Sakharov Prize. Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi was among the three finalists who were nominated to win the award.
Madrid cannot deport Moroccan migrants who have applied for political asylum in Spain. The number of applications submitted in the country grew from 531 in 2017 to 765 in the first eight months of 2018.
Moroccan-Dutch nationals have launched a campaign since January to secure the nomination of Nasser Zefzafi to the Sakharov price. The Hirak figure has made it to the final list, Tuesday, which includes only three names.