Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova receives the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, which had
Spain in the 2026 Iran war — Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova receives the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, which had been awarded to her in 2022 for her role in advocating for democracy,
Context: Spain in the 2026 Iran war.
Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova receives the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, which had been awarded to her in 2022 for her role in advocating for democracy, human rights, and free elections in Belarus while she was imprisoned for her role in the 2020 Belarusian protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. [https://apnews.com/article/belarus-kolesnikova-opposition-germany-charlemagne-prize-b4f96f96b61a990547a6b587e141a186 (AP)]
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