. Photograph: Queen Elizabeth Hospital/PA
Thousands of people have called for a Nobel peace prize for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old who was shot by the Taliban while campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan.
Malala has the support of more than 60,000 people backing a petition to nominate her for the prestigious award.
The call came ahead of Saturday's global day of action marking one month since Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban.
The global petition to have Malala nominated, on Change.org, was started in Canada by Tarek Fatah, a writer and broadcaster.
Malala's nomination has won the backing of Canada's four largest political parties and has been supported in other countries including France and Spain.
Nobel committee rules states that members of national assemblies and governments are able to make nominations for the prize. Nominations close in February.
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