Nobel Peace Prize is for all Belarusian political prisoners, says opposition politician

WARSAW – The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski is one for all political prisoners in Belarus, Belarusian opposition politician Pavel Latushko stated on Friday.

Byalyatski was awarded the prize on Friday alongside Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Heart for Civil Liberties.

“It’s not just for him however for all political prisoners which we now have now in Belarus,” Latushko stated. “It motivates all of us to battle and we're positive we'll win with the dictatorship of (Alexander) Lukashenko.”

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