DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been nominated for the European Union Parliament's 2008 Sakharov prize, sources in the Tibetan government-in-exile said here on Friday.
He is among the eight nominees vying for the honour. Other probables for the prize include Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, France-Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt, jailed Chinese pro-democracy campaigner Hu Jia, Belarussian political prisoner Alexender Kozulin, a release said.
Three candidates will be shortlisted by the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on September 22 and the winner will be announced in mid-October.
The prize will be presented at Strasbourg plenary session on December 16.
The 2008 Sakharov prize named after Soviet dissident Andrel Sarkharov marks the 20th year since the award was first instituted.
Among the previous winners of the prize are former South African president Nelson Mandela, Burmese opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung Suu Kyi, ex-UN secretary Kofi Annan and Chinese dissident WEI Jingsheng.
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