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EU Parliament Names Sakharov Prize Finalists — Jailed Journalists, Serbian Students, Gaza Aid Workers

Support from major groups makes the jailed reporters the likely pick.

A student-led movement that has drawn hundreds of thousands to the streets of Serbia has been nominated for the EU's top rights prize
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Overview

  • The European Parliament announced three finalists for the 2025 Sakharov Prize, which will be awarded on December 16.
  • The shortlist comprises jailed journalists Mzia Amaghlobeli of Georgia and Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus, Serbia’s student movement, and Gaza aid workers and reporters.
  • Amaghlobeli is serving a two-year sentence imposed in August, while Poczobut is serving eight years after a 2023 conviction in Belarus.
  • The EPP and ECR back the jailed reporters, Renew nominated the Serbian movement, and the left and socialist groups proposed the Gaza candidates.
  • The €50,000 award will be decided by Parliament’s seven political groups, and the Gaza bid is expected to struggle for broad support because EU countries are divided over the conflict.