News on the topic: political prisoners
20.07.2009 Political prisoner Artsyom Dubski went on hungers strike
The “Young Front” activist went on hunger strike against pressure of the administration of the detention facility in Babruisk.
Alena Dubskaya, mother of the political prisoner, told this to Radio Svaboda.
The woman said the lawyer visited her son Artsyom Dubski on July 16 and they made an appeal against the decision of the Asipovichy district court. The administration of the pre-trial detention facility in Babruisk told Dubski on next day to write an application for transferring him in a penal colony to serve the punishment.
13.07.2009 Political prisoner Artsiom Dubski transferred to pre-trial prison in Babruisk
The Young Front activist will be kept in the pre-trial detention facility until his case is considered by higher instances. The Young Front press service learnt the information that Artsiom Dubski was guarded to the Babruisk pre-trial detention center from a duty officer of Asipovichy police department.
13.07.2009 Detention term to Afghan war veteran Ulanau’s extended for 10 days
The wife of the arrested Afghan war veteran has already filed a complaint with the Chief investigation department of the Interior Ministry of Belarus.
10.07.2009 Detentions for banners in support of political prisoners
On 8 July the administrative commission of Frunzenski district of Minsk considered a report drawn up against the activist of the civil campaign European Belarus Ryhor Laurouski.
08.07.2009 Human Rights Center 'Viasna' demands immediate release of Artsiom Dubski
On 7 July 2009 Asipovichy district court sentenced the youth activist Artsiom Dubski to one year of imprisonment in a general regime colony. Artsiom was taken to the pre-trial prison right after the announcement of the verdict.
08.07.2009 Mikalai Autukhovich has been hungering for 82 days already
Youth activists continue actions in support of the political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich, who is on hunger strike for the 84th day in pre-trial detention facility #1 of the police department of Minsk city executive committee.
08.07.2009 Belarus is more liberal than ever: political prisoners still exist, while Nazis are amnestied
A leaders of Homel structure of the Russian National Unity (RNU) in Homel Andrei Nestsiarovich returned to his native city after two years on the run.
08.07.2009 Veterans of Afghan war sue ‘Sovetskaya Belorussiya’
The co-chairmen of the organizing committee of the association of Afghan war veterans Defenders of Fatherland Aleh Vouchak and Alexander Kamarouski have filed two suits against the newspaper of the presidential administration of Lukashenka, Sovetskaya Belorussiya to Savetski district court of Minsk.
08.07.2009 Ales Bialiatski: ‘Trial of Maxim Dashuk is disgraceful political process’
On 7 June Asipovichy district court sentenced the participant of the ‘Process of 14’ Artsiom Dubski to one year in jail. Artsiom Dubski was recognized prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
08.07.2009 Minsk: Afghan war veteran Kanstantsin Ulanau arrested in connection with Mikalai Autukhovich’s case
On 8 June the Afghan war veteran Kanstantsin Ulanau was detained by officers of the Chief directorate on organized crime combat of the Interior Ministry of Belarus.
07.07.2009 Police arrest director of firm where Mikalai Autukhovih worked
The director of Vaukavysk firm Nika-Taxi 22222 Liudmila Paremskaya was detained by the police and special purpose squad Almaz from Minsk. The office of the firm was searched and documents were seized.
07.07.2009 Political prisoner Artsiom Dubski sentenced to one year in jail
Asipovichy district court sentenced Artsiom Dubski to one year of imprisonment. He was taken to prison right after from the court hall.
30.06.2009 Mikalai Autukhovich’s state of health deteriorates
The entrepreneur from Vaukavysk Mikalai Autukhovich has already been on hunger strike for more than 70 days in Minsk pre-trial detention center #1.
30.06.2009 Human rights defenders call on prosecutor general to release Vaukavysk entrepreneurs
Human rights defenders have appealed to the prosecutor general with the request to free three opponents of the government, Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Liavonau and Uladzimir Asipenka, from custody.
19.06.2009 Amnesty International: Council of Europe must remember about Belarusian political prisoners
On June 23 PACE deputies will vote on the issue of returning Special Guest status to Belarus.
Whatever the result of the vote would be, the human rights organisation “Amnesty International” calls upon the Assembly not to give up attempts to convince Belarus of necessity to announce official moratorium on capital punishment, and in the future – to abolish capital punishment. Besides, the Assembly should join in calls on immediate and unconditional release of 11 persons recognized as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, the statement of the organisation reads, “Viasna” informs.
