3 monthes ago | By Al Jazeera

This year's prestigious award was given to Ales Bialitski, Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

3 monthes ago | By WGN TV

OSLO, Norway - This year's Nobel Peace Prize is going to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties, the award's judges said Friday.
Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the judges wanted to honor ”three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence in the neighbor countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.”
“Through their consistent efforts in favor of human values and anti-militarism and principles of law, this year's laureates have revitalized...
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Why Ales Bialiatski Won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

3 monthes ago | By Time

The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, as well as two human rights organizations: the Russian group Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties.
“Through their consistent efforts in favor of human values, anti-militarism, and principles of law, this year's laureates have revitalized and honored Alfred Nobel's vision of peace and fraternity between nations,” said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, “a vision most needed in the world today.”
By honoring these particular laureates, the Nobel committee...
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