The protesters behind an uprising that shook Europe over the past year.<br /><br />The activists from Ukraine’s Euromaidan movement have been nominated for a top EU human rights award.<br /><br />The Sakharov Prize is handed out by the European Parliament each year to those who MEP’s consider to be defenders of the freedom of thought.<br /><br />Another nominee amongst the seven groups of possible winners put forward by MEPs: Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor who specialises in the treatment of rape victims. <br /><br />Last year’s Sakharov Prize was won by Malala Yousafzai, an young education-for-all activist from Pakistan.
