FILE PHOTO: Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya reacts as she speaks to the media at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament awarded Belarus' democratic opposition on Thursday its annual human rights prize, in support of the country's protests against the results of an August presidential election that the West and the opposition say was rigged.
"My message for you, dear laureates, is to stay strong and not to give up on your fight. Know that we are by your side," European Parliament President David Sassoli said after announcing the prize to "brave women ... prominent political and civil society figures."
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