The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights activists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. From Russia, this is the “Monument” recognized by a foreign agent.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners are Russian human rights organization Memorial*, Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties and Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatsky. This was reported on the Nobel Prize’s Twitter (blocked in Russia).
– According to a press release from the Nobel Committee.
The organization “Memorial” *, founded in 1987 to preserve the memory of the victims of the repression and crimes of the Soviet state, was liquidated by the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia in February this year.
The decision of the Nobel Committee is being discussed on social networks. – commented on Ksenia Sobchak on the telegram channel.
— journalist Arina Borodina wrote on the telegram channel.
It was previously reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belarusian opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya were also nominated for the Peace Prize.
Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, alongside Novaya Gazeta’s editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov. Muratov immediately transferred the monetary part of the prize to charities, and in June of this year he sold the Nobel medal at an auction for 103.5 million dollars. Proceeds were used to support UNICEF’s humanitarian mission to assist refugee children and their families from Ukraine.
*Included in the NPO-foreign agents registry and liquidated by the Ministry of Justice
Source: Spletnik
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