The International Criminal Court, which became the target of US government sanctions due to the arrest warrant of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for 2026, which is the most important human rights award of the European Union.

The International Criminal Court, which became the target of US government sanctions due to the arrest warrant of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for 2026, which is the most important human rights award of the European Union.

The awarding of the Sakharov Prize comes less than two weeks after the administration of Donald Trump announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court.

The International Criminal Court, which is responsible for handling charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, has long faced opposition from the US government.

Tarana and Romina Rahimi, 21-year-old Iranian twin sisters, were nominated for this year's Sakharov Prize.

These two sisters were sentenced to death and 25 years in prison for participating in anti-government riots in December 1404.