News on the topic: political prisoners
29.06.2015 Yury Rubtsou speaks of Baranavichy isolation ward: We are fed like pigs
Almost a month ago, May 29, Homel activist Yury Rubtsou, famous for his public call for Lukashenka's dismissal, was sentenced to 2 additional years of deprivation of liberty. The trial was conducted in Pruzhany, but he is still kept in Baranavichy remand prison, as his cassation appeal is not considered yet, before the trial Rubtsou was on hunger strike for a month.
26.06.2015 Prison officials limit Mikalai Dziadok’s meetings with lawyer
On June 25, Mikalai Dziadok’s meeting with his lawyer lasted only 15 minutes. The rest of the time allocated for the counsel’s visit to prison was taken by the preparation of papers, accommodating the lawyer in the visiting room and waiting for the political prisoner. This is not the first time that the duration of Mikalai Dziadok’s communication with the counsel is severely limited.
24.06.2015 Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Manuel Sarrazin adopts Mikalai Dziadok
Manuel Sarrazin, Member of the German Bundestag and European policy spokesman for the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Mikalai Dziadok.
22.06.2015 Mikalai Statkevich fears provocations in prison
Mikalai Statkevich, who is held in Mahilou prison No.4, fears possible provocations.
18.06.2015 Activists from Mikaševičy fined for distributing leaflets about political prisoners
According to a decision of the administrative commission of the Mikaševičy city executive committee, Vital Kalinouski, member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), has been punished by a fine of three basic units.
13.06.2015 Mikalai Statkevich: "They tried to persuade me to refuse from solitary confinement”
Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich expressed his precautions concerning the presidential campaign of the Republic of Belarus (which will be launched quite soon) in a letter to Bialyničy activist Barys Vyrvich.
12.06.2015 "Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners"
There are 187 names in the book “Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners”, a book compiled by the Belarusian human rights activists and presented on June 11, 2015 at the headquarters of the BPF Party.
12.06.2015 Dzmitry Salauyou: "The issue of political prisoners is systemic. This is a conveyor"
June 11, the book "Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners", developed within the framework of the activities of the website palitviazni.info and the Human Rights Center "Viasna", was officially presented.
11.06.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok is pressurized through incarceration
Pressurization of Mikalai Dziadok in penal colony No. 9 in Horki increases. On June 9 he received the seventh penalty since his transfer to the colony – ten days in the punishment cell for refusing to work.
11.06.2015 Amnesty International recognizes Yury Rubtsou prisoner of conscience
The international human rights organization Amnesty International launches an urgent action in support of Mr. Rubtsou.
10.06.2015 Political prisoner Prakapenka earns 50,000 rubles a month
June 8-9, political prisoner Artsiom Prakapenko had a long-term meeting with his parents. In fact, it lasted less than a day - from 3 p.m. to 11 a.m. the following day.
09.06.2015 Presentation of "Chronicles of Belarusian political prisoners"
The editorial office of the website Palitviazni.info invites to the presentation of the book "Chronicles of Political Prisoners".
09.06.2015 Political prisoner Alinevich about Vićba-3 correctional facility: More and more people arrive
Ihar Alinevich calls home after almost a month of silence.
09.06.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok gets incarcerated
The political prisoner has been placed in a punitive isolation ward for 7 days for refusing to work.
08.06.2015 Mikalai Dziadok gets transferred to prison union and sent to work
As it follows from a letter of political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok, cited by the website abc-belarus.org, the bureaucratic protractions surrounding his transfer to the prison unit are over.
