Алесь Беляцкий. Фото: Stina Stjernkvist/Right Livelihood Foundation
Human rights defender and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski will receive another award. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will present him with the Medal of Democracy Service this fall.
The award will recognize his longstanding work to defend freedom, human rights and democracy in Belarus.
“We are proud to have the opportunity to recognize his exceptional courage and unwavering commitment to Belarus’ democratic future,” the organization said in a statement.
NED is an American non-governmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1983. Its mission is to support the development of democracy, human rights, media freedom, civil society and independent trade unions around the world.