Hu Jia ist ein prominenter Menschenrechtler und Dissident, der sich in der Volksrepublik China für eine Vielzahl von Themen einsetzt - insbesondere dem Umweltschutz. , positive
One of China's most prominent human rights activists, Hu Jia, has won the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.Mr Hu, a democracy, environment and Aids activist, is serving a jail term for inciting subversion of state power.The parliament's president said Mr Hu was "one of the real defenders of human rights" in China, and that the award would support Chinese activists.Beijing has criticised the award as an interference in its internal affairs.European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering said that by awarding the prize to Mr Hu, the parliament "firmly ...