The European Union on Thursday awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in Iranian custody a year ago, and the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement her death triggered.Amini and the "Woman, Freedom, Life" movement were backed by the European Parliament's three main political groups, making them the frontrunner well before the Sakharov Prize winner was announced.
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Amini's death in custody after her arrest by Iran's morality police sparked mass protests. The prize is awarded by the European Parliament to individuals and groups for defending freedom of thought and human rights.
Kazakhstan has restricted the export of goods to Russia that can be used for military purposes following demands from the West that the Central Asian nation and its neighbors abide by sanctions imposed on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.