2025 Sakharov Prize Honors Journalists in Jail
Both are jailed for activism linked to their journalism.
Sakharov Prize, established in 1988, honors human rights defenders.
Poczobut, convicted in Belarus, serves 8-year sentence in Novopolotsk.
Prize includes €50,000 and will be awarded in Strasbourg on Dec 16.
Tsikhanouskaya calls the award a message to political prisoners.
Past laureates include Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai.
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