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Pavel Latushka to receive relaunched Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Prize

25.07.2024

A committee chaired by Poland’s former president Lech Wałęsa has decided to award this year’s relaunched Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Prize to Pavel Latushka, a Belarusian opposition activist and deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus.

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The prize is awarded by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting and supporting democratic values. Established in 2014, it was deactivated as soon as after 2015.

A diplomat, former director of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre, former minister of culture, and now an opponent of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Pavel Latushka was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a judgment given by default in Belarus.

The prize will be presented during an official event on 18 September.

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