2025年获释的白俄罗斯反对派领袖Maria Kolesnikova于2026年3月14日在Aachen获得Charlemagne奖, Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, released in 2025, received the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen on March 14, 2026, for her democratic advocacy.

白俄罗斯反对派领袖Maria Kolesnikova因在2020年支持民主的抗议活动中扮演的角色而被监禁, 于2026年3月14日在德国亚琴获得Charlemagne奖, Maria Kolesnikova, a Belarusian opposition leader imprisoned for her role in 2020 pro-democracy protests, received the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany, on March 14, 2026, nearly four years after it was awarded in her absence. 2025年12月,作为取消对白俄罗斯化肥出口制裁的美国斡旋协议的一部分,她于2025年12月获释,现在她生活在柏林,接受政治庇护。 Released in December 2025 as part of a U.S.-brokered agreement lifting sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports, she now lives in Berlin under political asylum. 她承认她倡导民主权利和人的尊严,因此敦促欧洲领导人与白俄罗斯总统卢卡申科接触。 Recognized for her advocacy of democratic rights and human dignity, she urged European leaders to engage with Belarusian President Lukashenko. 该奖项以前颁发给Macron和Merkel等人物,表彰对欧洲团结的贡献。 The prize, previously awarded to figures like Macron and Merkel, honors contributions to European unity.