Belarus frees Nobel Prize winner, opposition figure as US lifts sanctions

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison

Belarus releases 123 prisoners in agreement with US, including Nobel Prize winner and opposition leader

Belarus has announced released 123 people, including foreigners, who were being held in prison on "espionage, terrorism, and extremism" charges.

Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel Prize while behind bars, is freed from prison in Belarus

Human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski fought for decades on behalf of political prisoners in Belarus, earning the Nobel Peace Prize but paying the cost of his own freedom. The Nobel award in 2022 made Bialiatski a globally recognised symbol of resistance to the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko,
The Express Tribune

Dissident says Nobel Prize 'saved' him

Hours after being freed from a Belarusian prison under a US deal, dissident Ales Bialiatski vowed to continue his fight for democracy from exile and told AFP his Nobel Peace Prize saved him from the worst treatment in prison.

Today is Nobel Prize Day: Champions of knowledge and peace: Understanding the spirit

The Nobel Prize stands as one of the world’s highest recognitions of human achievement, celebrating excellence that has reshaped societies, advanced knowledge and inspired generations.
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