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Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and the Center for Civil Liberties who fight for human rights in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
The Human Rights Center Viasna does not give up.
Civil society organizations in Belarus have come out in support of the human rights center Viasna, which has come under criminal prosecution. The Main Directorate for the Investigation of Crimes in the Sphere of Organized Crime and Corruption of the central office of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus is investigating a criminal case that was initiated into the activities of the human rights center. As follows from the official comments of the Investigative Committee, in the opinion of the investigating authorities, Viasna allegedly “financed the protests,” the website Radio Racyja writes.
Belarussian democratic opposition receives 2020 Sakharov Prize
2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was received by the Coordination Council of the Belorussian opposition, an initiative of brave women, and political and civil society figures.
16 December 2020, 3:55pm
by Matthew Vella
The 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was received by the Coordination Council, an initiative of brave women, and political and civil society figures.
During the ceremony, exceptionally held in Brussels, President Sassoli said: “The whole world is aware of what is happening in your country. We see your courage. We can see the courage of women. We see your suffering. We see the unspeakable abuses. We see the violence. Your aspiration and determination to live in a democratic country inspires us.”