Tsikhanouskaya received the Margaret Thatcher Award, dedicating it to Belarusian women fighting for freedom
In Rome, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received the prestigious Margaret Thatcher Award, which is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and principled defense of freedom.
In her speech, the Belarusian leader said that the Belarusian revolution is called "the revolution with a woman's face," and dedicated the award to the brave Belarusian women who have become a symbol of freedom and defiance:
âMargaret Thatcher said that courage is the most important virtue.
Today I dedicate this award to the brave Belarusian women who are fighting for freedom. Who do not follow the crowd, but blaze a trail.
To women like **Maria Kalesnikava**, who tore up her Belarusian passport and threw it out of the car window so she wouldn't be deported from the country.
Like **Katsiaryna Andreeva**, who continued to broadcast live from a rally while Lukashenka's riot police were arresting her.
Like **Nina Bahinskaya**, an elderly woman who protested on the streets again and again, despite multiple arrests and sentences.
Our own Iron Ladies.
Many of these women remain behind bars. And we will not stop fighting for their release. Just as we will not stop fighting for our country,â said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
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