The nominees for this year’s Prize were presented by the political groups in a joint meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Development (DEVE) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in Brussels on 1st October.
Each year, the Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. In 2025, the Prize was awarded to Andrzej Poczobut, journalist and activist from the Polish minority in Belarus, and Mzia Amaglobeli, Georgian journalist and the first female political prisoner in Georgia since its independence.
The AFET and DEVE Committees, in cooperation with DROI, will hold a
meeting on 19 October in Strasbourg to vote on a shortlist of three finalists and the Conference of Presidents will take a decision on the
final laureate on 22 October.
Sakharov Prize websiteList of candidatesSource :
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