Ex-Belarus opposition leader urges EU to do more as she collects award

Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya picks up the prize (Francisco Seco/AP)

Former Belarus presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has urged the EU to step up its support for protesters in her country as she picked up a human rights prize on behalf of the opposition movement.

She held aloft photographs of Belarusians who have rallied against President Alexander Lukashenko, protesters who have often been detained and beaten by security forces.