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Video. EU Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to ICC in rebuke of US sanctions

Updated: 22/10/2026 - 14:30 GMT+2

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court in a show of support after the US imposed sanctions on the court. The abstention of the far-right Patriots for Europe group was decisive in breaking the deadlock over the final choice.

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