Article - Belarussian opposition receives 2020 Sakharov Prize

They received the Sakharov Prize on behalf of the democratic opposition in Belarus, represented by the Coordination Council, an initiative of brave women and political and civil society figures.

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Politicians, Belarusian protests, In Belarus, Contemporary history, Countries, Politics of Belarus, Coordination Council, Democratization, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, BELARUS, Sakharov Prize, International reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and protests

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They received the Sakharov Prize on behalf of the democratic opposition in Belarus, represented by the Coordination Council, an initiative of brave women and political and civil society figures.
Accepting the prize, the main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said: Each and every Belarusian who takes part in the peaceful protest against violence and lawlessnes is a hero.
In a resolution adopted in September 2020, the European Parliament condemned the Belarusian authorities for their violent repression of peaceful protests.
Parliament is organising a fact-finding mission about Belarus on 18- 21 December to determine further support for the democratic opposition, in line with a resolution adopted on 26 November 2020.