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Nobel Peace Prize 2022: reactions and the work of 'Memorial'

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Russia: Moscow office of Memorial human rights center closed by court order

Russia. Moscow. OCTOBER 7, 2022. A person walks past the entrance to the Moscow office of the Memorial human rights center (declared a foreign agent in Russia). The Russian human rights center Memorial, along with the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties and Belarus human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, were awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Source: AAP / Alexander Shcherbak/TASS/Sipa USA

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Russian human rights organization "Memorial", the Belarusian human rights activist, chairman of the "Viasna" center Ales Byalyatsky and the Ukrainian organization "Center for the Rise of Freedom". How did the officials react to the decision of the Nobel Committee?

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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Russian human rights organization "Memorial", the Belarusian human rights activist, chairman of the "Viasna" center Ales Byalyatsky and the Ukrainian organization "Center for the Rise of Freedom". How did the officials react to the decision of the Nobel Committee?

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