Belarusian opposition awarded 2020 Sakharov Prize by European Parliament

- Віншую! The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the European Parliament's 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for courage, resilience and determination. The Sakharov Prize will be awarded on December 10, 2020. 

"The democratic opposition of Belarus, represented by the Coordination Council for the Transfer of Power, is an initiative of the brave women Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Svetlana Alexievich, Maryia Kalesnikava, Volha Kavalkova and Veranika Tsapkala, and political and civil society figures Siarhei Tsikhanouski, Ales Bialiatski, Siarhei Dyleuski, Stsiapan Putsila and Mikola Statkevich."

Europarl.europa.eu/laureates: "The democratic opposition in Belarus - 2020, Belarus"

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sakharovprize/en/the-democratic-opposition-in-belarus-202/products-details/20201021CAN58092

rferl.org: "Belarusian opposition awarded 2020 Sakharov prize by European Parliament"

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"It is an honor to announce that the women and men of the democratic opposition in Belarus are the 2020 Sakharov Prize laureates," European Parliament President David Sassoli told European lawmakers. "I would like to congratulate the representatives of the Belarusian opposition for their courage, resilience, and determination that they have been showing every day in defense of the freedom of thought and expression. This is what the Sakharov Prize is awarded for," Sassoli said."