{"id":167602,"date":"2025-12-10T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167602\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"annual-human-rights-awards-presented-in-vilnius","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167602\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual human rights awards presented in Vilnius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 10,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Pavie\u0142 Levina\u016d, Alona Maslukova and Ta\u0107ciana Niadbaj have been presented Human Rights Defender of the Year awards at a ceremony in Vilnius on International Human Rights Day, December 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three shortlisted nominees received equal number of votes from the jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaciaryna Abrom\u010dyk, of the Viasna Human Rights Center, received Journalist of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volha Brycikava, a trade union activist imprisoned in Belarus, was honored with the Human Rights Solidarity award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Rights activists name 10 more political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 10,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Belarusian human rights groups have recognized 10 more people as political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,227, said the Viasna Human Rights Center. 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