US EditionJailed journalists in Belarus, Georgia win EU’s 2025 Sakharov human rights prize
- On October 22, the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents announced Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaghlobeli as the 2025 Sakharov Prize winners.
- Both journalists are jailed on charges tied to their work, and the Sakharov Prize, created in 1988 for human-rights defenders, honors their activism, the European Parliament said.
- Convicted in Belarus, Andrzej Poczobut was sentenced to eight years for harming national security and is serving in the Novopolotsk penal colony.
- The prize includes a 50,000 euro endowment and will be presented on December 16 in Strasbourg, with Tsikhanouskaya saying it 'sends a strong message to all political prisoners.'
- Chosen by senior EU lawmakers from candidates nominated by European Parliament political groups, past laureates include Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai, with the prize often provoking backlash from repressive regimes.
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Ethnic Polish journalist imprisoned in Belarus awarded EU human rights prize
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and leader of the Polish minority in Belarus who has been imprisoned since 2021, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize, the EU’s hi…
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded by the European Parliament to Belarusian Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian Mzia Amaghlobeli. ...
Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
Jailed journalists win top EU rights prize
STRASBOURG, France - The EU parliament has awarded its Sakharov human rights prize to jailed Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli and Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, calling them symbols of the “struggle for freedom”.
The EU Parliament honours two imprisoned journalists from Belarus and Georgia with the Sakharov Prize. Award ceremony in Strasbourg on 16 December.
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