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Belarusian Nobel Peace Laureate Byalyatski's Wife To Accept Award For Him


Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski in 2020
Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski in 2020

The wife of jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski will accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her husband's behalf at the ceremony planned for Oslo City Hall on December 9, according to the organizers' official website. The 60-year-old Byalyatski was awarded the prize in October along with the persecuted Russian rights group Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which documents alleged war crimes amid Russia's invasion. He has been in pretrial custody for 16 months, and has survived beatings and multiple imprisonments.

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