Izzat Ghazzawi

Izzat Ghazzawi (1951 – April 4, 2003) was a Palestinian writer.[1] He wrote about the sufferings of the Palestinian people and was arrested many times by Israeli authorities for "political activities".[2] He was a professor at Birzeit University and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought in 2001.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought (Brochure)" (PDF). European Parliament. 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "20 years of the Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2001" (pdf). European Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2010.


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