Ales Bialiatski

Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962)

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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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Person · Open Library

Born: 1962-09-25
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

Acting · Vyartsilya, Russia

Known for

Bialiatski / Unbroken — Self2026
Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship — Self2018

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: CZ
Active from: 1959-08-09

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Article

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.