Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, attends the Sakharov Prize ceremony in Strasbourg...
(L-R) Karim Lahidji, founder of the Iranian Association of Jurists, Iranian Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, Solmaz Panahi, daughter of Jafar Panahi, Constantin Costa-Gavras, President of the Paris Cinematheque Francaise, and Serge Toubiana, Director General of the Paris Cinematheque Francaise, listen to the European anthem during the Sakharov Prize ceremony in Strasbourg, December 12, 2012 The European Union's prize for human rights and freedom of thought was awarded to two Iranians, imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, 49, and filmmaker Jafar Panahi, 52, who have both been cut off from the outside world for defying the country's leadership. REUTERS/Jean-Marc Loos (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)