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epa10228801 (FILE) - Belarusian democracy activist of the human rights organization 'Viasna', Ales Bialiatski speaks after receiving the 2020 Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden, 03 December 2020 (reissued 07 October 2022). The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement on 07 October 2022, that by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to Bialiatski, Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties, it wishes to 'honour three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence in the neighbour countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.' Bialiatski was imprisoned from 2011 to 2014 and following large-scale demonstrations against the Belarus regime in 2020, he was again arrested and still detained without trial, the Norwegian Nobel Committee added. *** Local Caption *** 56539567 EPA/ANDERS WIKLUND SWEDEN OUT *** Local Caption *** 56539567