Raisa Mikhailouskaya becomes "Knight of the Year"
The civil movement "Motherland Defenders" awards annual Yury Zakharanka prize on February 22.
This year, the prize will
go to human rights defender, head of the "Belarusian Documentary
Center" Raisa Mikhailouskaya.
She was called "Knight of the Year" for organization of civil
protection of the detainees and convicts on political reasons, and for her
considerable input into preservation of historical and legal inheritance of
Belarusians, informs Radio Liberty.
The award bears the name of Yury Zakharanka - the former Interior Minister and opposition leader, who disappeared in May 1999.
