The Russian human rights organization «Memorial» received the Nobel Peace Prize. This was reported on the Nobel Committee's Twitter account.
In November 2021, the prosecutor's office filed lawsuits to liquidate Memorial. The agency decided that the center violated the labeling requirements for its materials and «systematically concealed information about the performance of the functions of a foreign agent.» As a result, the Moscow City Court liquidated the organization.
Also, the Peace Prize was awarded to the Belarusian human rights activist and chairman of the Viasna Center Ales Byalyatsky and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPeacePrize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/9YBdkJpDLU— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2022
“Peace Prize winners represent civil society in their countries. They have promoted for many years the right to criticize the authorities and protect the basic rights of citizens. They have made outstanding efforts to document war crimes, human rights violations and abuses of power. Together they demonstrate the importance of civil society for peace and democracy,” the committee noted.
A year ago, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Novaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov. As a result, he sold his medal at auction for $ 103.5 million, the winner and the publication team decided to donate the proceeds to support the humanitarian mission UNICEF.
«I draw and eat nuts». A comic by artist Katya Gushchina about the Memorial case in the Supreme Court