Many have fled the country for their own safety. Known for their bright colours, zany designs, in-store pink tractors, and high prices, Moods of Norway had been unprofitable for the past few years and racked up losses of NOK 30 million in. Over the last two years, the government of Belarus has waged a violent crackdown on journalists and protesters who say that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, beating thousands, detaining tens of thousands and charging rights defenders with cases that the opposition calls politically motivated. The founders of the quirky Norwegian clothing brand have filed for bankruptcy after continued poor financial performance. In Paris, exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told The Associated Press that the award was “recognition of all the people who are sacrificing their freedom and lives for the sake of (Belarus)." High North News is an independent newspaper published by the High North Center at the Nord university. Today you can find shops in the U.S and Norway. It has branches all over Norway as well as in Sweden. Soon a third person joined the company, Stefan Dahkvist. Established by three university friends in 2003, Moods of Norway is now the most successful Norwegian clothing brand. “The bravery, passion and clarity with which (they) are fighting for freedom and justice deserves the highest respect,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union leaders in Prague. It all started in 20003 in the lovely town 'Stryn' in Norway, when two designers Peder Brresen and Simen Staalnacke started their company and the concept 'Moods of Norway'. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the three groups “fully deserved” the awards. Your work for peace and human rights is therefore more important than ever before," he said to the winners.
It is seen from the outside and it is criticized," he said.įrench President Emmanuel Macron was among the world leaders who quickly hailed the laureates, tweeting that their prize ”pays homage to unwavering defenders of human rights in Europe.” “It sends a signal that keeping civil society down is protecting one’s own power. “I hope the Russian authorities read the justification for the peace prize and take it to heart,” Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said after the Nobel Committee awarded the 2022 prize to imprisoned Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian rights group Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which is focusing on documenting war crimes.
Even before that, ties had been fraught over President Vladimir Putin's backing for pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, his support for authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and his repression of political opponents, such as dissident Alexei Navalny at home. Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year has pushed Moscow's relationship with its Western neighbors to a new low. praised the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to activists standing up for human rights and democracy in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine while authorities in Belarus scorned the move. BERLIN (AP) - Officials in Europe and the U.S.
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