BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli of Georgia have been awarded the European Union’s 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Wednesday.

“Both are journalists currently in prison on trumped up charges simply for doing their work and for speaking out against injustice. Their courage has made them symbols of the struggle for freedom and democracy,” Metsola said.

The prize, named after the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded annually since 1988 to individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Poczobut was arrested in March 2021 and sentenced to eight years in prison in Belarus in 2023 on charges of inciting ethnic hostility and unde

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