Mzia Amaghlobeli, a jailed Georgian journalist and founder of the Batumelebi and Netgazeti online media outlets, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, alongside Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut. The Sakharov Prize, the European Union’s top human rights award, has been granted annually since 1988 to dissidents, political leaders, journalists, lawyers, and civil …
