Charlie Kirk holds a debate event ahead of his scheduled speech at the University of Washington in Seattle on May 7, 2024. David Ryder/Reuters
U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has been nominated posthumously for the European Union’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, two weeks after he was assassinated during a university event in Utah.
The nomination was put forward by the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group in the European Parliament, which includes Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
