"The European Parliament's Conference of Presidents, consisting of the leaders of the political groups in the chamber and the legislature's president, Roberta Metsola, announced the winners on October 22. "Both are journalists currently in prison on trumped-up charges, simply for doing their work, and for speaking out against injustice," Metsola said in a statementannouncing the winners. "Their courage has made them symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy. This House stands with them, and with all those who continue to demand freedom.""
"Serbian students who have protested against the government in Belgrade for over a year and journalists and humanitarian aid workers in Palestine were also shortlisted for the 50,000 euros ($58,000) prize. The European Union's top human rights award was created in 1988 in honor of the Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov and has become one of the chamber's key public relations tools, with repressive regimes often lashing out at European lawmakers over nominations and winners. Previous laureates include the former South African President Nelson Mandela, the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and the Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai."
The 2025 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, both imprisoned on charges related to their reporting on democracy and civil society. The European Parliament's Conference of Presidents announced the winners on October 22. The prize awards 50,000 euros and shortlisted Serbian student protesters and journalists and humanitarian aid workers in Palestine. The award was created in 1988 in honor of Andrei Sakharov and has been given to figures such as Nelson Mandela, Aleksei Navalny and Malala Yousafzai. Poczobut has led the Union of Poles in Belarus, criticized Alexander Lukashenko, and was detained in 2021 amid a political crackdown.
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