News on the topic: political prisoners
20.08.2014 Prison not over for Mikalai Autukhovich
Vaukavysk District Prosecutor says there are no violations in the police-steered travel ban for former political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich, who asked to leave his home town to be treated in Minsk. In this regard, Autukhovich prepared a complaint to the Prosecutor of the Hrodna region.
20.08.2014 Congratulate Mikalai Dziadok on his birthday!
On Saturday, August 23, political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok, who is serving a prison sentence in Mahiliou prison No. 4, will turn 26 years old, of which almost four years he has spent behind bars. You can send Mikalai a birthday card or a telegram with words of support and warm wishes to the address: 212011, Mahiliou, Krupskoi 99a, prison No. 4.
20.08.2014 Mikhail Kukabaka: History rewritten under dictation of another vozhd Putin
Mikhail Kukabaka, former inmate of Soviet labor camps, shared with Viasna his opinion about the destruction of the only museum to the victims of repression “Perm-36”.
18.08.2014 Political prisoner Vaskovich cannot receive books
Three books, which his mother sent him to prison, were returned.
14.08.2014 Baranavichy: Viktar Statkevich is looking forward to release of his son from jail
August 13, Baranavichy representatives of political parties and public organizations visited Viktar Statkevich and congratulated him on the 58th anniversary of his son Mikalai who is serving a sentence in prison № 4 in Mahiliou.
13.08.2014 Unidentified activists mark Mikalai Statkevich's birthday with fireworks at prison walls
The fireworks were launched in the evening on 12 August near the building of Mahilou prioson No 4, where Mikalaj Statkievich is kept at the moment.
12.08.2014 Vitsebskers take action to congratulate Mikalai Statkevich on his birthday
This night several dozens of posters with the demand to release Mikalai Statkevich have been posted all over Vitsebsk. This is the way his Vitsebsk sympathizers decided to congratulate him on his 58th birthday and remind the public about the existence of political prisoners in Belarus, one of whom Mr. Statkevich currently is.
12.08.2014 Baranavichy human rights defenders congratulate Mikalai Statkevich on his birthday
Baranavichy human rights defenders and social activists have sent the political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich a congratulatory telegram on his birthday. They wished the ex-presidential candidate, who is now serving a term in prison No. 4 in Mahilioupatience, fortitude, faith, and hope, and a quick release from jail.
12.08.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich celebrates 58th birthday
The politician and candidate in the 2010 presidential election has been behind bars for the last 3.5 years. Mikalai Statkevich hasn't losen his optimism and closely watches events in Belarus and the neighbouring countries despite strict confinement conditions and provocations from the authorities of the Mahilou prison.
07.08.2014 Picket in support of political prisoners banned in Brest
Unlike other cities of Belarus, this action was scheduled fir 10 August, but the Brest City Executive Committee refused to authorize it, referring to the celebration of the Day of the builder.
06.08.2014 Vitsebsk: picket in support of political prisoners banned for traditional reasons
The event, aimed at reminding the people about the existence of political prisoners in modern Belarus, has been scheduled for August 4. However, human rights defender Leanid Svetsik wasn't allowed to hold it.
06.08.2014 Mikalai Statkevich: “They won't get a clemency petition from me”
With a few-days' break, Bialynichy journalist Barys Vyrvich got a letter and a postcard from Belarusian political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, with whom he maintains a regulard correspondence.
06.08.2014 HRC “Viasna” passes to Azerbaijan's Ambassador statement condemning arrest of well-known human rights activists
August 6 the Human Rights Center "Viasna" passed to the Azerbaijan's Embassy in Minsk a statement condemning the repression of President Aliyev against prominent human rights defenders of the country.
06.08.2014 Biaroza: letters of solidarity with political prisoners
Biaroza human rights defenders and social activists have sent letters to all seven political prisoners in order to express their solidarity and support.
05.08.2014 Individual communication on behalf of Eduard Lobau filed to UN Human Rights Committee
This was reported to Human Rights Center “Viasna” by the head of Belarusian DocumentationCenter Raisa Mikhailouskaya.
