Ales Bialiatski

Ales Bialiatski
Алесь Бяляцкі
Bialiatski in 2014
Born	(1962-09-25) 25 September 1962 (age 62) Vyartsilya, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Karelia, Russia)
Other names	Aliaksandr Bialiatski[source?]
Education	Gomel State University (BA)
Employer	Viasna Human Rights Centre
Spouse	Natallia Pinchuk
Awards	Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2013) Right Livelihood Award (2020) Nobel Peace Prize (2022)

Ales Viktaravich Bialiatski^[a] (Belarusian: Алесь Віктаравіч Бяляцкі, romanized: Alieś Viktaravič Bialiacki; born 25 September 1962) is a Belarusian pro-democracy activist and prisoner of conscience. He is known for his work with the Viasna Human Rights Centre. He is a well known activist for Belarusian independence and democracy since the early 1980s.

Bialiatski is a founding member of Viasna and the Belarusian Popular Front. He is also a member of the Coordination Council of the Belarusian opposition.

In 2022, Bialiatski was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, along with the organisations Memorial and Centre for Civil Liberties.^[1]

Bialiatski has been in prison twice.^[2] The first time was from 2011 to 2014. His second time has been since 2021 because of charges of tax evasion, but many see his arrest as politically motivated.^[3] On 3 March 2023, a Belarusian court sentenced Bialiatski to prison for 10 years.^[4][5]
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1. ↑ Picheta, Rob (2022-10-07). "Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
2. ↑ Kruope, A. (7 October 2021). "Belarus Authorities 'Purge' Human Rights Defenders". HRW. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
3. ↑ "Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner?". BBC. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
4. ↑ "Belarus court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Bialiatski for 10 years". Reuters. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
5. ↑ "Ales Bialiatski: Nobel Prize-winning activist sentenced to 10 years in jail". BBC News. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.