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GPT Icon  Foto: Person mit grauem Haar und Brille vor neutralem Hintergrund, trägt ein gestreiftes Oberteil.

Irina Alkhovka: “I’m a bridging kind of woman”

Portrait
Gender equity is Irina Alkhovka’s personal and professional passion. In 2021, the human rights campaigner had to leave her home country, Belarus, where she was being prosecuted for her political activism.
By Vika Biran
Darya Afanasyeva - Person mit kurzen, rötlichen Haaren steht vor einer Regenbogenflagge. Der Blick ist neutral, der Hintergrund schlicht.

Short biography Darya Afanasyeva

Biography
Darya Afanasyeva is a Belarusian activist and feminist blogger who campaigns for the protection of women's rights and democratic change in Belarus. After more than two years in prison, she continues to blog on feminist issues.
Foto: Person mit grauem Haar und Brille vor neutralem Hintergrund, trägt ein gestreiftes Oberteil.

Short biography Irina Alkhovka

Biography
Irina Alkhovka is a Belarusian women's and human rights activist and founder of the NGO Gender Perspectives. She is committed to combating trafficking of women and protecting victims of gender-based violence. 

The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

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Foto: Person mit kinnlangem, rötlichem Haar vor dunklem Hintergrund, trägt roten Lippenstift und ein Oberteil mit Spitzenbesatz.

Short biography Julia Mickiewicz

Biography
Julia Mickiewicz is a Belarusian journalist, feminist activist, politician and co-founder of the NGO FemGroup Belarus. She is committed to the political participation of women, gender equality and gender mainstreaming. 

Ending Russia's War in Ukraine

The brutal Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences for Ukrainian society and the future of Europe are the subject of this dossier. Ukrainian partners and pro-green voices from Germany and Europe comment on current developments.

Solar Geoengineering: EU must rule out solar radiation modification as a response to the climate crisis

Press Release
Foto: Drei Personen nebeneinander. Links vor Regenbogenflagge, mittig mit grauem Haar, rechts mit rotem Lippenstift, Arme verschränkt.

The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

Honor
The Anne Klein Women's Prize 2025 goes to three Belarusian feminists. The women's and human rights defender Irina Alkhovka, the feminist blogger Darya Afanasyeva and the feminist activist and politician Julia Mickiewicz - they are all targets of state persecution and repression and are currently forced to continue their work from exile in Europe.

Vika Biran

Aktivistin aus Belarus
Illustration: Six interlocked hands form a circle, inside the circle is a black fist and the letters "FHN."

Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN)

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