Mr Tohti, who is currently imprisoned for life in China on separatism-related charges, will be represented by his daughter Jewher Ilham. She will receive the prize from EP President David Sassoli, in a ceremony in the plenary chamber on Wednesday at noon.
President Sassoli and Ms Ilham are also scheduled to hold a press conference immediately after the award ceremony, starting at 12.40, in Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room.
You can watch both the ceremony and the press conference live via EP Live and EbS+.
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