Assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a Ukraine military pilot held on murder charges by Moscow and jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi were shortlisted on Sept. 10 for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
Agence France-Presse: Russia’s Nemtsov, Saudi’s Badawi, listed for EU rights prize
People gather on April 7, 2015 at the site, where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead, near Saint-Basil's Cathedral, in central Moscow to mark 40 days since protest leader was assassinated just a stone's throw away from the Kremlin.
