The Nobel Prize Winner Was Kept Awake with Ice Cold in His Cell

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The only time the Belarusian authorities recognized Ales Byalyatski's Nobel Prize was when they wanted tax on the prize money. But the Norwegian award helped him in prison, where he was kept awake with freezing cold and bright lights and denied sleep. Liza Alexandrova-Zorina speaks with the peace laureate ahead of his visit to Sweden.