The EU said Amini's death triggered a women-led movement in Iran, and representatives of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran were in Strasbourg, France, to attend the solemn ceremony.
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00:00 Masa Ramini, the 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody last year, has been
00:07 awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Human Rights, posthumously.
00:12 Her case made headlines worldwide, causing heavy protests throughout the country and
00:17 sparking the Women, Life, Freedom movement globally.
00:22 Their treatment is another example of what the people of Iran face every day.
00:28 Let me say that the courage and resilience of Iranian women in their fight for justice,
00:33 liberty and human rights will not be stopped.
00:38 Their voices cannot be silenced.
00:41 And while they are not here today, their presence will be felt.
00:45 Amini was arrested for not wearing the Islamic headscarf correctly and ended up dead.
00:51 The repression of this movement resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of arrests.
00:55 A lawyer of Amini's family says Iran banned them from travelling to France to collect the top prize.