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Ales Bialiatski
Ales Viktaravich Bialiatski is a Belarusian human rights defender, pro-democracy activist, and writer. He is chair of the Viasna Human Rights Centre. He was held as a prisoner of conscience. An activist for Belarusian independence and democracy since the early 1980s, Bialiatski is a founding member of Viasna and the Belarusian Popular Front, serving as leader of the latter from 1996 to 1999. He is…
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culture · Belarusian pro-democracy activist (born 1962) · writer · human rights defender · politician · literary scholar · literary critic · literary historian · dissident · teacher · man of letters · also Ales Bialiatski, Ales Viktaravich Bialiatski, Bialiatski
Born 25 September 1962 · Q118263
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2026· 7 entries
Belsat: NED to award Democracy Service Medal to Belarusian human rights leader Ales Bialiatski
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REFORM.news (ранее REFORM.by): Bialiatski To Receive Award For Advancing Democracy
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Наша Ніва: American Foundation Honors Bialiatski with "Service to Democracy" Medal
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euroradio.fm: Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski wanted in Belarus and Russia as repression continues
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REFORM.news (ранее REFORM.by): Expelled from Belarus, Ales Bialiatski Put on Wanted List
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Наша Ніва: Bialiatski: Joining the European Union — it's not a question of "I want it or not", it's a matter of th
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2025· 1 entry
U.S. News & World Report: Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski describes Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release
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2024· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Pahonia (2024).
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2022· 4 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home 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, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy..
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2022).
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Bialiatski was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize along with organisations Memorial and Centre for Civil Liberties
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Bialiatski was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, along with the organisations Memorial and Centre for Civil Liberties
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2021· 1 entry
Bialiatski was released on 21 June 2014
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2020· 3 entries
Awarded Right Livelihood Award (2020).
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Shared Right Livelihood Award, widely known as "Alternate Nobel Prize" with Nasrin Sotoudeh, Bryan Stevenson, and Lottie Cunningham Wren
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Won the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize"
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2014· 4 entries
Awarded Ales Adamovich Prize (2014).
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Awarded Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award (2014).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Syracuse (2014).
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Members of the Polish Parliament nominated Bialiatski for the Nobel Peace Prize
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2013).
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Awarded Award of Francišak Alachnovič (2013).
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2012· 5 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Paris (2012).
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Awarded Petra-Kelly-Preis (2012).
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Was again nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but the prize was awarded to the European Union
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe awarded him its Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for his work as a human rights defender, "so that the citizens of Belarus may one day aspire to our European standards"
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And deprived him of family visits and food parcels
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2011· 2 entries
“Opis: oświadczenie w związku z aresztowaniem Alaksandra Bialackiego 4 sierpnia 2011.”
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“Opis: oświadczenie Związku Białoruskich Pisarzy dotyczące aresztowania Alaksandra Bialackiego 4 sierpnia 2011.”
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Genoa (2010).
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Per Anger Prize (2006).
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Awarded Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award (2006).
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Bialiatski won the Swedish Per Anger Prize, as well as the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Homo Homini Award (2005).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: The Minsk City Council of Deputies (1991–1996).
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1989· 1 entry
Studied at Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (1989).
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1984· 2 entries
With a degree in Russian and Belarusian Philology
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Studied at Faculty of Philology, Gomel State University (1984).
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1982· 1 entry
When Ales was a student of Francishak Skaryna Homiel State University and Nataliia studied in the pedagogical college in Lojeu
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1965· 1 entry
The family returned to Belarus to settle in Svietlahorsk, Gomel Region
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-09-25.
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