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Belarusian Union Leader Receives Prestigious Rights Award

4/17/2025

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Aliaksandr Yarashuk, a courageous trade union leader imprisoned in Belarus, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. This recognition underscores his unwavering fight for workers' rights and democracy, while the prize committee denounces the oppressive regime's assault on civil society. The award ceremony will take place on June 11, 2025, in Oslo.

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Aliaksandr Yarashuk, a courageous trade union leader imprisoned in Belarus, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. This recognition underscores his unwavering fight for workers' rights and democracy, while the prize committee denounces the oppressive regime's assault on civil society. The award ceremony will take place on June 11, 2025, in Oslo.