Belarus, Ukraine, Russia rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski as well as two human rights groups -- the Center for Civil Liberties from Ukraine and Memorial from Russia.The Nobel committee said the three winners have made "an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power.""Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy," Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen said at a ceremony.The announcement comes on the 70th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is curr…READ FULL ARTICLE