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Ales Bialiatski
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Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962)
Ales Bialiatski is a Belarusian human rights activist and Nobel Prize laureate born in 1962 who has worked to promote civil liberties and democracy in Belarus. He matters because his activism and recognition with the Nobel Prize highlight the international importance of human rights advocacy in countries with restricted freedoms.
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- Works
- 8
Top works
- Berahi maĭho i͡unatstva
- Турэмныя сшыткі
- Irtutnae srėbra z︠h︡ytsʹtsi︠a︡
- Situatsyi︠a︡ z pravami chalaveka ŭ Belarusi ŭ 2008 hodze
- Human rights situation in Belarus in 2009
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Film & TV
Vyartsilya, Russia
Known for
- Bialiatski / Unbroken — Self2026
- Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship — Self2018
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize2022
“The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belarus
- Place of birth
- Vyartsilya
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Image
- Ales Bialiatski Fot Mariusz Kubik 02.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Significant event
- incarceration
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- Commons category
- Ales Bialiatski
- date of birth
- 1962-09-25
- name in native language
- Аляксандр Віктаравіч Бяляцкі
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- WikiProject Human rights
- birth name
- Аляксандр Віктаравіч Бяляцкі
- subject has role
- political prisoner
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ales Viktaravich Bialiatski (Belarusian: Алесь Віктаравіч Бяляцкі, romanized: Aleś Viktaravič Bialacki; born 25 September 1962) is a Belarusian human rights defender, pro-democracy activist, and writer. He is chair of the Viasna Human Rights Centre. He was held as a prisoner of conscience. An activist for Belarusian independence and democracy since the early 1980s, Bialiatski is a founding member of Viasna and the Belarusian Popular Front, serving as leader of the latter from 1996 to 1999. He is also a member of the Coordination Council of the Belarusian opposition. He has been called "a pillar of the human rights movement in Eastern Europe" by The New York Times, and recognised as a prominent pro-democracy activist in Belarus.
Bialiatski's defence of human rights in Belarus has brought him numerous international accolades. In 2020, he won the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". In 2022, Bialiatski was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, along with the organisations Memorial and Centre for Civil Liberties.
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