Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine ruptured decades of nearly uninterrupted peace in Europe, and to the Belarusian president, his authoritarian ally. Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the panel was honoring “three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence.” “We are in the midst of a war and we are talking about two authoritarian regimes and one nation fighting a war and we would like to highlight the importance of civil society,” she said. Belarus’ Foreign Ministry denounced the Nobel Committee for honoring Bialiatski, with the spokesman calling its choices in recent years so “politicized” that “Alfred Nobel got tired of turning in his grave.” Olav Njølstad, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, retorted: “Well, I’m quite sure we understand Alfred Nobel’s will and intentions better than the dictatorship in Minsk.” Asked whether the Nobel Committee was intentionally rebuking Putin, whose 70th birthday is Friday, Reiss-Andersen said the prize was not against anyone but for the democratic values the winners champion. However, she did note that both the Russian and Belarusian governments were “suppressing human rights activists.” It was the second straight year that Putin’s repressive government was implicitly rebuked with the prize.

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UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison
5 months ago

UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A United Nations panel of human rights experts called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of the country’s most respected rights group, who has been behind bars for three years. Ales Bialiatski’s imprisonment came amid a widespread harsh crackdown on opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after large and persistent protest demonstrations arose in …

Nobel laureates call on Belarus’ leader to release all political prisoners
5 months, 1 week ago

Nobel laureates call on Belarus’ leader to release all political prisoners

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates are calling in an open letter on Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to free all political prisoners, after 18 seriously ill activists were released this month. The Belarusian human rights group Viasna counts almost 1,400 political prisoners, including its Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder Ales Bialiatski. “You have a unique opportunity to turn …

Belarusian authorities are depriving Nobel Peace Prize laureate of medicine in jail, his wife says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarusian authorities are depriving Nobel Peace Prize laureate of medicine in jail, his wife says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The wife of an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate said Wednesday that the country’s authorities are depriving her husband of medicine as his health deteriorates. Human rights activists claim that Belarusian authorities are deliberately creating unbearable conditions for many of them, depriving them of medical care, communication with loved ones and lawyers. “The authorities have created …

Belarusian authorities are depriving Nobel Peace Prize laureate of medicine in jail, his wife says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarusian authorities are depriving Nobel Peace Prize laureate of medicine in jail, his wife says

LA Times  

Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Viasna rights group, during a court session in Minsk in 2023. The wife of an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate said Wednesday that the country’s authorities are depriving her husband of medicine as his health deteriorates. Human rights activists claim that Belarusian authorities are deliberately creating unbearable conditions for many of them, depriving …

Cancer-stricken Belarusian political prisoner is released after authoritarian president’s promise
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Cancer-stricken Belarusian political prisoner is released after authoritarian president’s promise

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A prominent Belarusian opposition politician suffering from a severe form of cancer was released Wednesday from prison, his son-in-law said, three years after his arrest in the crackdown on dissent by the country’s authoritarian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko. Ryhor Kastusiou’s release came a day after President Lukashenko announced he would free seriously ill political who were jailed in …

UN human rights experts ask Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner dying of cancer
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN human rights experts ask Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner dying of cancer

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner who has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer. “In light of Mr. Kuchynski’s severe health condition, please consider granting him pardon or remission of sentence or substituting his imprisonment for an alternative form of deprivation of liberty,” said the appeal signed …

Nobel laureate Bialiatski’s condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Bialiatski’s condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski marked his 1,000th day in prison in Belarus on Tuesday amid increasing fears about his deteriorating health, his wife said. Bialiatski is Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, founding the Human Rights Center Viasna, Belarus’ most prominent human rights …

27 Nobel laureates demand the release of political prisoners in Belarus
9 months ago

27 Nobel laureates demand the release of political prisoners in Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — In an open letter, 27 Nobel laureates have demanded the release of all political prisoners in Belarus including Ales Bialiatski, the winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel laureates said the situation in Belarus is a “humanitarian catastrophe” and called for an immediate end to political repression in the country of 9.5 million people, which …

Belarus political prisoners face abuse, no medical care and isolation, former inmate says
1 year ago

Belarus political prisoners face abuse, no medical care and isolation, former inmate says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — During his three years in a Belarusian penal colony, human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka says he and other political prisoners were regularly deprived of family visits, phone calls and parcels. “People disappear in Belarusian colonies and prisons, and the relatives of many political prisoners do not hear anything about them for hundreds of days.” FILE - Artist …

Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown
1 year ago

Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ criminal investigation agency said Tuesday that it has conducted raids as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged attempt by the opposition to seize power three years ago. “This is the authorities’ revenge against those who have demanded criminal prosecution of Lukashenko and his entourage over the crimes they have committed.” Belarus’ Investigative Committee said …

Belarus puts Nobel Peace Prize winner in solitary confinement
1 year, 1 month ago

Belarus puts Nobel Peace Prize winner in solitary confinement

Firstpost  

Massive protests against a 2020 election that the opposition and many in the West perceived as a sham that extended authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s rule prompted the arrests of Bialiatski and his colleagues Ales Bialiatski, an activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has been placed in solitary confinement at his Belarusian prison, his wife announced on Tuesday. Leading …

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says
1 year, 1 month ago

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus, his wife said Tuesday. Bialiatski, Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, was convicted in March with three colleagues on charges of financing actions violating public order and smuggling, …

Nobel Peace Prize 2023 awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for her ‘fight to promote human rights’
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize 2023 awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for her ‘fight to promote human rights’

Hindustan Times  

The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 has been awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all, the Swedish Academy in Stockholm announced on Friday. Ms Mohammadi is still in prison as I speak.” “The award to Narges Mohammadi follows a long tradition …

Nobel Peace Prize: All You Need to Know About Honour Given to Peacemakers
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize: All You Need to Know About Honour Given to Peacemakers

News 18  

At the Nobel Institute in Oslo, the Peace Prize on Friday could go to women’s rights campaigners, climate activists or international courts probing war crimes, with experts saying the field is wide open. After the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising in Iran following the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurd arrested for violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code …

Nobel Peace Prize top contenders: Who’s leading the pack?
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize top contenders: Who’s leading the pack?

Live Mint  

The global community eagerly awaits the announcement of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner. In 2022, the honour was bestowed upon Ales Bialiatski, a Belarusian human rights advocate, and two commendable human rights bodies - the Russian group Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties. 2023 Nobel Peace Prize: Top contenders Here are the top contenders, as per TIME: Volodymyr …

Iran’s jailed rights advocate Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran’s jailed rights advocate Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Al Jazeera  

Narges Mohammadi is honoured for her fight against ‘the oppression of women’ in Iran at ‘tremendous personal costs’. Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, has won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and relentless fight for social reform. Olive Moore, Interim Director at Front Line Defenders, said, “This …

Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
1 year, 2 months ago

Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

LA Times  

Narges Mohammadi, shown in 2007 at center, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women’s rights and democracy and against the death penalty. In a statement released after the Nobel announcement, Mohammadi said she would “never …

Nobel Foundation reverses invitations to Russia, Iran after backlash
1 year, 3 months ago

Nobel Foundation reverses invitations to Russia, Iran after backlash

Al Jazeera  

The decision to invite representatives from Russia and Iran to awards ceremony was criticised over Ukraine war and human rights violations. The Nobel Foundation has reversed its invitations for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm after the decision announced a day earlier “provoked strong reactions”. “The decision by the Nobel …

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Transferred to Brutal Prison in Belarus, His Wife Says
1 year, 7 months ago

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Transferred to Brutal Prison in Belarus, His Wife Says

News 18  

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn’t been heard from in a month, his wife said Wednesday. In March, a court convicted 60-year-old Bialiatski — Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize — and three of his colleagues on charges …

Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says
1 year, 7 months ago

Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn’t been heard from in a month, his wife said Wednesday. In March, a court convicted 60-year-old Bialiatski — Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize — and three of his …

Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Tuesday raided the homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. Memorial, one of the oldest and the most renowned Russian rights organizations, was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize along with imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and …

Police raid on Russian human rights group draws condemnation
1 year, 9 months ago

Police raid on Russian human rights group draws condemnation

Al Jazeera  

Russian security forces have raided the homes of former employees of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial on Tuesday, taking some of its members in for questioning, the group said. Tuesday’s raids were carried out after Russian investigators accused the now-dissolved group of allegedly including the names of World War II-era Nazi collaborators on its list of historical …

Explained | Why has Belarus jailed Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski for 10 years?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why has Belarus jailed Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski for 10 years?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Jailed human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, the face of Belarus’s fight for democratic rights and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by a court in the capital Minsk to 10 years in prison on charges of smuggling cash and financing protests. It was around this time that Mr. Bialiatski began campaigning for human rights …

Who is Ales Bialiatski? Why Belarus sentenced 10-yr jail term to Nobel laureate?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Ales Bialiatski? Why Belarus sentenced 10-yr jail term to Nobel laureate?

Live Mint  

Belarus court sentencing 10-year jail term to Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, has triggered massive protests in the country and across the world. Bialiatski is massively popular in country for his resistance movement against President Alexander Lukashenko led crackdown since mid 90s and human rights activists across the world cited that his arrest is ‘politically …

Who is Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize winner sentenced to 10 years jail in Belarus?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize winner sentenced to 10 years jail in Belarus?

Firstpost  

Ales Bialiatski was born on 25 September, 1962, in the Russian town of Vyartsilya. Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel prize winner and human rights activist, was convicted by a court for funding protests in Belarus. After Lukashenko became the first president of independent Belarus in 1994 and launched a brutal crackdown, Bialiatski founded human rights group Viasna in 1996. Bialiatski’s wife …

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarusian prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarusian prison

Live Mint  

A court in Belarus sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, the latest effort in a campaign to silence critics of the country’s authoritarian ruler President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr. Bialiatski, who last year was one of three winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, was an early leader of the pro-democracy …

Belarus court jails Nobel laureate Bialiatski for 10 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus court jails Nobel laureate Bialiatski for 10 years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A court on Friday sentenced Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to 10 years in prison, the latest move in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the ex-Soviet nation since 2020. Viasna is Belarusian for “spring.” In his final address to the court, Bialiatski urged …

Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?

Al Jazeera  

Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Belarusian court on charges of financing protests and smuggling money into Belarus. Nobel Prize Bialiatski, 60, won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize together with the Russian human rights organisation Memorial …

Belarus sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Belarus sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Bialiatski and three top figures of the human rights centre he founded convicted of financing anti-government protests. A Belarusian court has sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. “The authorities have repeatedly tried to silence him, but Ales Bialiatski never conceded in his …

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski is sentenced to 10 years in Belarus
1 year, 9 months ago

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski is sentenced to 10 years in Belarus

LA Times  

Ales Bialiatski, 60, and his colleagues have spent 21 months behind bars since their arrest. A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced the nation’s top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to 10 years in prison, the latest move in a years-long crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the former Soviet republic since …

Will Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?

Firstpost  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is believed to be one of the 305 nominations that have been submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Others in the list are Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny as well as Iranian women’s rights crusader Masih Alinejad Oslo: A total of 305 nominations have been submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute …

305 Nominations for This Year's Nobel Peace Prize: Institute
1 year, 10 months ago

305 Nominations for This Year's Nobel Peace Prize: Institute

News 18  

A total of 305 nominations have been submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Wednesday, remaining tight-lipped about the names on the list. They include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and a Ukrainian group working to establish an international war crimes tribunal. Others known to have …

Belarus seeks to jail Nobel Peace Prize winner for 12 years
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus seeks to jail Nobel Peace Prize winner for 12 years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities on Thursday requested a lengthy prison sentence for jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate stood trial along with three of his colleagues from the Viasna human rights center that he had founded. The prosecutor requested lengthy prison terms for Bialiatski’s …

Nobel laureate wants more to help probe Russian war crimes
1 year, 10 months ago

Nobel laureate wants more to help probe Russian war crimes

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A Ukrainian human rights lawyer who shared last year’s Nobel Peace Prize called Thursday for more international investigative and legal help to deal with the staggering amount of war crimes cases since Russia invaded its neighbor almost a year ago. Oleksandra Matviichuk of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties told a session of the 46-nation Council of Europe, the …

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper
1 year, 11 months ago

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus on Monday opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority, the latest in a series of court cases against critics of the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Poczobut, a journalist for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a top figure in the Union of Poles in Belarus, …

Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski
1 year, 11 months ago

Belarus opens trial of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialiatski

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian court on Thursday opened the trial of jailed human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric, asked for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ reaction to the trial, said: “It’s a very concerning development and another example of the shrinking space that we’re seeing in so many …

Brave people of Ukraine handed European Union’s top human rights prize
2 years ago

Brave people of Ukraine handed European Union’s top human rights prize

Firstpost  

The EU award, named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, was created in 1988. It’s the second straight year EU lawmakers used the Sakharov Prize to send a message to the Kremlin. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny won it last year Strasbourg : The people of Ukraine and their representatives were handed the European Union’s top human rights prize on …

People of Ukraine handed EU’s top human rights prize
2 years ago

People of Ukraine handed EU’s top human rights prize

Associated Press  

STRASBOURG, France — The people of Ukraine and their representatives were handed the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday for their resistance to Russia’s invasion and defiance during the ongoing war. Yulia Pajevska, founder of the medical evacuation unit Angels of Taira, human rights activist Oleksandra Matviichuk and Ivan Fedorov, mayor of the occupied city of Melitopol, were on …

Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
2 years ago

Nobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during Saturday’s award ceremony in the Norwegian capital. Oleksandra Matviichuk of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties dismissed calls for a political compromise that would allow Russia to retain …

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, a call to arms for Ukraine
2 years ago

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, a call to arms for Ukraine

Firstpost  

Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties will be presented with their awards at a formal ceremony in Oslo Oslo, Norway: A trio representing the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up …

Ukrainian, Russian Nobel Peace winners slam Putin’s ‘insane’ war
2 years ago

Ukrainian, Russian Nobel Peace winners slam Putin’s ‘insane’ war

Al Jazeera  

The triple peace prize award was seen as a strong rebuke to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Ales and we all realise how important and risky it is to fulfil the mission of civil rights defenders – especially in the tragic time of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” Pinchuk said. Oleksandra Matviichuk of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties dismissed calls for a …

In acceptance speech, Russian Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate condemns Ukraine war
2 years ago

In acceptance speech, Russian Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate condemns Ukraine war

NPR  

In acceptance speech, Russian Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate condemns Ukraine war Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Freitas/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Freitas/NTB/AFP via Getty Images A Russian Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate denounced President Vladimir Putin and the ongoing war with Ukraine in an acceptance speech on Saturday. Yan Rachinsky, who accepted the prize on behalf of his organization, Memorial, …

Ukrainian Nobel Prize winner says Putin must face tribunal
2 years ago

Ukrainian Nobel Prize winner says Putin must face tribunal

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A representative of one of the organizations sharing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin should face an international tribunal for the fighting in Ukraine. Oleksandra Matviychuk of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties told a news conference in Oslo, Norway, that such a tribunal should be established to hold Putin, as well as …

Jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski barred from sending speech
2 years ago

Jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski barred from sending speech

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, hasn’t been allowed by Belarus authorities to hand over his speech for the award ceremony, his wife said Thursday. “But we have his statements and his thoughts, and the speech will contain them.” Bialiatski, 60, who founded …

Nobel laureate: No lasting peace in Ukraine without justice
2 years ago

Nobel laureate: No lasting peace in Ukraine without justice

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — There will be no lasting peace in Ukraine until there is justice and human rights, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties said Thursday as she arrived in Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize with fellow human rights campaigners from Belarus and Russia. “There will be no lasting peace in our region until we …

Ukraine dominates shortlist for EU human rights prize
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine dominates shortlist for EU human rights prize

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Ukrainian entries dominated Thursday’s shortlist to win to European Union’s top human rights prize. The Christian Democrat, Socialist and Liberal groups, the three biggest within the European parliament, all nominated the people of Ukraine as their choice to win the Sakharov Prize this year for their resistance to the Russian invasion. The overwhelming support for the Ukraine cause …

Nobel Prize 2022: 3 US-based economists awarded for research on banks and financial crises
2 years, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize 2022: 3 US-based economists awarded for research on banks and financial crises

India TV News  

Nobel Prize 2022 : This year's Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, and two U.S.-based economists, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig, “for research on banks and financial crises.” The prize was announced Monday by the Nobel panel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences …

Ales Bialiatski | Enemy of the dictator
2 years, 2 months ago

Ales Bialiatski | Enemy of the dictator

The Hindu  

In 1996, when Belarus was in the midst of a series of street protests, Ales Bialiatski, a young activist who started campaigning for human rights during the Soviet days, formed Viasna-96 with the aim of helping arrested protesters and their families. But the crackdown did not stop Viasna or Mr. Bialiatski from doing what they have been doing for years …

Some Ukrainians voice mixed reactions to Nobel prize winners
2 years, 2 months ago

Some Ukrainians voice mixed reactions to Nobel prize winners

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A day after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize with fellow human rights campaigners from Belarus and Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties praised the work of her fellow laureates but cautioned against lumping the three together in a Cold War-like narrative. “This is a story about fighting against a common enemy.” Matviychuk’s comments …

Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates
2 years, 2 months ago

Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Belarussian pro-democracy campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, is the fourth person in the 121-year history of the Nobel Prizes to receive the award while in prison or detention. His 1935 Nobel Peace Prize made Nazi leader Adolf Hitler so furious that he prohibited all Germans from …

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