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Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?

Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Nobel laureate wants more to help probe Russian war crimes

A Ukrainian human rights lawyer who shared last year’s Nobel Peace Prize is calling 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

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour

Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.

Reuters · Dec 10, 2022

Factbox-Memorial: Chronicler of Soviet and recent crimes, banned by Putin

The banned Russian human rights organisation Memorial was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday alongside the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties and the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Nobel Prize awarded to Ukraine, Russia and Belurus campaigners

A jailed Belarusian human rights activist and human rights organisations from Russia and Ukraine have been announced as winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

Activists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO: Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, the Russian organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian group Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.

Bangkok Post · Oct 7, 2022

In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners

Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, amid a war in their region that is the worst conflict in Europe since World War Two.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Human rights advocates in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus win 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties are awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

ABC News · Oct 7, 2022

Belarus, Russia, Ukraine rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize

Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties named winners at Oslo ceremony.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Ukrainian activist among winners of ‘Alternative Nobel’

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to four community activists, including the head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022