Izzat Ghazzawi

Izzat Ghazzawi (1951 – April 4, 2003) was a Palestinian writer born in Deir al-Ghusun in Tulkarm Governorate.[1] He wrote about the sufferings of the Palestinian people and was arrested many times by Israeli authorities for "political activities".[2] He was a professor at Birzeit University and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought in 2001.[3]

References
  1. "Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought (Brochure)" (PDF). European Parliament. 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. "20 years of the Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. "The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2001" (pdf). European Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2010.


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