Article - Sakharov Prize 2020: the nominees
(WorldNews France)

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is a teacher, human rights activist and politician who after her husband`s arrest participated inr the 2020 Belarusian presidential election as the main opposition candidate. Alexander Lukashenko was officially declared the winner in a contest marred by allegations of widespread electoral fraud and Tsikhanouskaya, after asking for a recount of the votes had to flee to Lithuania in fear of imprisonment. In response to the allegations of electoral fraud, large peaceful...