14 people honored with awards from the United Transitional Cabinet
The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus decided on new awards: the Cross of Freedom, Francysk Skaryna Medals, "Honor and Dignity", "For Productive Work for the Benefit of Belarus", and "The Unconquered" (Larysa Hienijus), the press service of the UTC reported .
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The Cross of Freedom was awarded to Belarusian public figure, human rights activist, prisoner of conscience, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
The Francysk Skaryna Medal was awarded to Belarusian scientist, public and political figure, Chancellor of the "Free Belarusian University" Aliaksandr Milinkevich.
The "Honor and Dignity" Medal was awarded to public activist, serviceman, statesman Siarhei Bahukalets.
The "Unconquered" Medal (Larysa Hienijus) for personal courage and resilience was awarded to former political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava.
The "For Productive Work for the Benefit of Belarus" Medal:
- Ukrainian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the First Class, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Belarus Ihor Kyzym;
- Ukrainian political scientist, historian, journalist, director of the Institute of World Policy Yevhen Mahda;
- Ukrainian church historian, director of the Institute of Church History of the Ukrainian Catholic University, vice-rector for strategic cooperation of UCU, head of the Department of Church History Oleh Turiy;
- Belarusian writer, journalist Sviatlana Kurs;
- military chaplain of the OCU, rector of the garrison church of Saint Martyr John, mitred archpriest Yevhen Orda;
- Belarusian and British biblical scholar, doctor of biblical studies, activist of the Belarusian diaspora in Great Britain Karolina Matskevich;
- Belarusian theater actress, film and audiobook dubbing actress Kristina Drobysh;
- theater and film actor Ihar Sihau;
- Belarusian poet, writer, presenter Valiaryna Kustava;
- Belarusian actor, presenter Siarhei Chub.