Daily Current Affairs / 2025 Sakharov Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Journalists
Category : Awards Published on: October 25 2025
The European Parliament has awarded the 2025 Sakharov Prize to imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli of Georgia for their courage in defending democracy and human rights. Poczobut has been jailed since 2021 for criticizing the Lukashenka regime, while Amaglobeli, arrested in 2025, is Georgia’s first female political prisoner. The award ceremony will be held on December 16, 2025, in Strasbourg.
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