Journalists imprisoned in Georgia and Belarus win Sakharov prize, the EU's top human rights award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union’s top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize. The European Parliament, who awarded them, called them symbols of the "struggle for freedom". FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian tells us what drove EU lawmakers to award them with the prize, from Strasbourg.
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union’s top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize. The European Parliament, who awarded them, called them symbols of the "struggle for freedom". FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian tells us what drove EU lawmakers to award them with the prize, from Strasbourg.
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