Monday, December 29, 2025

Sakharov Prize

EU parliament honors jailed Georgian journalist

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TBILISI, December 16 – The European Parliament used its top human rights award ceremony on Tuesday to honor newspaper founder Mzia Amaghlobeli and her Belarusian colleague Andrzej Poczobut. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Amaghlobeli and Poczobut embody courage, as she spoke during the Sakharov Prize award event in Strasbourg. Metsola said the Parliament would … Read more

Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli shortlisted for EU’s top human rights award

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TBILISI, October 16 – Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, co-founder of the independent outlets Netgazeti and Batumelebi, has been shortlisted for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, one of Europe’s highest honors for human rights and free expression. Amaghlobeli shares the finalist list with Andrzej Poczobut, a Belarusian journalist currently imprisoned in Belarus. … Read more