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Campaigners from Vietnam, Bahrain and Burkina Faso on Wednesday shared one of the world’s most prestigious human rights prize, which lauded their courage as “galvanisers”. Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang, Bahraini democracy campaigner Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja – both jailed – and Daouda Diallo, who documents abuses in Burkina Faso, were recognised by the Martin Ennals Award, named after the first secretary general of Amnesty International. “The jury nominated three galvanisers of the human rights movement; courage is the connecting dot between them,” said jury chair Hans Thoolen. Pham Doan T…