countries. they have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. they have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, an outstanding effort to document warcrimes, human an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power. together, they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy. this year s peace prize is awarded to human rights advocate from belarus. the russian human rights organisation and the ukrainian human rights organisation centre for civil liberties. ales bialiatski was one of the initiators of the democracy movement which emerged in belarus in the 19805. which emerged in belarus in the 1980s. he has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peace will development in his home country. he founded the organisation meaning spring in 1996 in response to the controversial constitutional amendments that gave the president dictatorial, there s
has not won one inch in his fight for human rights and democracy in belarus. the human rights organisation memorial was established in 1987. by human rights activists in the former soviet union who wanted to ensure that the victims of the oppression from the commonest regime would never be forgotten. nobel peace prize laureate andrej sekera of and human rights activist svetlana kanoute s, were among the founders. memorial is based on the notion that confronting past crimes is essential in preventing new ones. after the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation memorial has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation liquidated it, to use their language accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has described it as an affront to human rights. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says,
on theater row in manhattan. - and once upon a time, it was like that, but can broadway survive the closures this festive season as covid wrecks the shows? hello and welcome. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation memorial has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now, the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation liquidated it to use their language accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously
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