Ales Bialiatski, head of Belarusian rights group Vyasna, stands in the cage of the accused during a trial in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
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Ales Bialiatski, head of Belarusian rights group Vyasna, stands in the cage of the accused during a trial in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
Sergei Grits / AP
OSLO, Norway – This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will jail Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Monument to the Russian group and the Ukrainian organization’s Center for Civil Liberties, the award’s judges said today. Friday.
Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the jury wanted to honor “three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence in neighboring Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. “
“Through consistent efforts in favor of humanist values, anti-militarism and the principles of the rule of law, this year’s laureates have revived and celebrated Alfred Nobel’s vision for peace. and brotherhood among nations, a vision most needed in the world today,” she told reporters in Oslo.
The awards traditionally highlight groups and activists who strive to prevent conflict, alleviate hardship and protect human rights.
Last year’s winners have faced a tough time since accepting the award. Journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines fought for the survival of their news organizations, despite government efforts to silence them
Last year, they were honored for their “efforts to defend freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and lasting peace.”
A week of Nobel Prize announcements began Monday with Swedish scientist Svante Paabo accepting the prize in medicine for unlocking the secrets of Neanderthal DNA, providing important insights into our immune systems. .
The three scientists jointly won the physics prize on Tuesday. Alain Aspect of France, John F. Clauser of America and Anton Zeilinger of Austria have shown that tiny particles can stay connected even when separated, a phenomenon known as quantum entanglement. can be used for specialized computing and information encryption.
The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal for developing a way of “gluing molecules together” that can be used used to discover cells, map DNA, and design drugs that can more precisely target diseases like cancer.
French author Annie Ernaux won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The panel commended her for blending fiction and autobiography in her books, which she dreaded as her experience as a working-class woman explored life in New York. France since the 1940s.
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics will be announced on Monday.
The prizes have a cash prize of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be awarded on December 10. The money comes from a will made by the creator of the award, the inventor who Swedish Alfred Nobel, left in 1895.
