Veronika Tsepkalo - Support Women Living Under Repression and War

In the 2020 Belarusian election, her husband Valery Tsepkalo announced his presidential run against the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko. On July 14th, 2020, he was denied registration as a candidate and the family began receiving threats to their safety from the state government. The three opposing candidates to the incumbent united their campaigns and following this move, Tsepkalo began representing her husband at campaign rallies and political debates. She fell under intense pressure from the government to concede the race but persisted even after her husband fled the country with their children in fear for their safety. More of Tsepkalo’s family members began being accused as criminals and asked to testify against Valery in government-backed trials, and eventually, she fled the country the night before the election to rejoin her family and cast her vote in the presidential election.

When incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of the election, Tsepkalo was among the many other Belarusian activists that called on other countries to recognize the legitimate winner of the election (Tikhanosakaya). Veronika Tsepkalo has been internationally recognized for her role in building a “free and democratic Belarus” and for advocating for women’s freedom initiatives through the spread of the democracy within her home country and all throughout the surrounding region.

Veronika Tsepkalo’s Distinguished Awards:

● John S. McCain Freedom Award (USA)

● Sakharov Prize (European Parliament)

● Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award (USA)

● Luther Prize (“the intrepid word”) (Germany)

● Csoklich Democracy Prize [Austria]

● Democracy Medal (International Association of Political Consultants)

● Charlemagne Prize (Germany)

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