Two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the winners on Wednesday. Andrzej Poczobut, a correspondent for a Polish newspaper, is serving an eight-year sentence in Belarus for allegedly harming national security. Mzia Amaghlobeli, a founder of independent media outlets in Georgia, was sentenced to two years in August for slapping a police chief during a protest. Metsola said both journalists are imprisoned on trumped-up charges for their work and courage in speaking out against injustice.
