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Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year old Pakistani who nearly lost her life for advocating girls' education in her country, is this year's winner of the Sakharov Prize.

Malala has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced on October 11.

"The European Parliament warmly congratulates the laureates of the Nobel.

Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, today received the EU's Sakharov human rights prize at a ceremony.

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize hopeful, has won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Malala Wins the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

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Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize hopeful, has won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

She joins the ranks of Nelson Mandela, jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia and Kofi Annan and the United Nations, who have all won the award at some point since its founding in 1988.

"The European Parliament acknowledges the incredible strength of this young woman," said Martin Schulz, the president of the EU legislature.

"Malala bravely stands for the right of all children to be granted a fair education. This right for girls is far too commonly neglected."

The Sakharov Prize is awarded in honor of Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.

Malala's win comes just before tomorrow morning's announcement of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, for which she is a frontrunner. Unlike the Nobels, whic