The White Maidan activist, who called for seizing executive committees, was awarded the PACE Prize
In PACE, White Maidan activist Maria Kolesnikova, who called for the seizure of executive committees, was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize “For Achievements in the Field of Human Rights.” The award ceremony took place during the plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Other candidates included Reporters Without Borders and Burundian human rights activist Germaine Rukuki. After the presentation of the candidates, PACE President Hendrik Dems…