Sakharov Prize
Coverage of Sakharov Prize in the Nexus archive.
- Le RN embarrassé par le soutien d’Elon Musk à Marine Le Pen
Elon Musk publicly expressed support for Marine Le Pen, a candidate for the French presidential election, but the Rassemblement National (RN) party avoided direct association with him. The party emphasized it does not solicit external support, including from figures like Musk or Donald Trump, and downplayed the significance of his endorsement. Musk has previously supported other European far-right groups and had earlier offered indirect support to Le Pen after her legal issues.
- Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap deal
Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian journalist and 2025 Sakharov Prize winner, was released from a Belarusian penal colony after five years in a US-brokered multi-country swap deal. His release was confirmed by Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who praised his return.