News on the topic: political prisoners
19.02.2014 EU views only six Belarusians as political prisoners, rights defender says
Minsk, 18 February. The European Union views only six citizens of Belarus as political prisoners, Valyantsin Stefanovich, deputy chairman of a human rights organization called Vyasna (Spring), told European Radio for Belarus on Monday evening with reference to the ambassador of an EU country.
17.02.2014 Maryna Adamovich writes to Israeli PM
The wife of Mikalai Statkevich responded to a remark by ambassador Yosef Shagal, who called the Belarusian political prisoners criminals.
13.02.2014 Political prisoner Parfiankou transferred to Horki
February 11 Vasil Parfiankou was transfered from pre-trial detention facility No. 7 in Zhodzina to correctional colony No. 9 in Horki.
13.02.2014 Supervision for Zmitser Dashkevich extended for 3 months
Minsk's Pershamaiski district court extended the preventive supervision for Young Front's co-head.
12.02.2014 Israel's Ambassador Shagal calls Belarusian political prisoners criminals
Joseph Shagal compared the Belarusian political prisoners with Palestinian extremists. He said it in an interview with RTVI channel on February 6.
10.02.2014 Belarus still has no intention to invite Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
In the near future Belarus intends to confirm the invitation to visit the country for a number of special rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) . This was stated by the head of the main bureau of of the multilateral diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yury Ambrazevich on February 10 at a briefing in Minsk.o
10.02.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich doesn't get letters from Ukrainian protesters
Postcards and telegrams from Ukrainian protesters haven't been delivered to the Belarusian political prisoner.
10.02.2014 Front Line Defenders launches Olympics campaign on 12 human rights defenders
‘Rights. Risks. Change!’ Campaign to focus attention on targeted human rights defenders.
10.02.2014 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok denied food parcel
The administration of Mahiliou prison, where Mikalai Dziadok is kept, refused to accept a food parcel for him. The information came from the political prisoner’s spouse, Valeryia Khotsina, RFE/RL reports.
07.02.2014 Polish MP met Natalia Pinchuk
Adam Lipinski met the spouse of political prisoner Ales Bialatski in Minsk. The reports come from Polish media.
07.02.2014 Prison administration shoot Ihar Alinevich's meeting with his parents on video
The administration of the Navapolatsk penal colony recorded the recent short-term meeting of political prisoner Ihar Alinevich on video and audio.
07.02.2014 Palitviazni.info: The Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners
Human Rights Center Viasna and Polish organization Foundation for the Development of Democratic Initiatives published book Palitviazni.info: The Chronicles of Belarusian Political Prisoners
31.01.2014 Yauhen Vaskovich visited by mother and grandmother
Yauhen Vaskovich’s mother, Rushaniya, tells little about her recent visit to the Mahiliou-based prison No. 4, where her son is serving a seven-year term.
29.01.2014 Zmitser Dashkevich publishes book of prison stories
The book “Worm” written by former political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich has been published in Vilnius.
28.01.2014 Minsk City Court confirms one-year verdict for Vasil Parfiankou
The Minsk City Court heard today an appeal filed in the case of political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou. As a result, the verdict of Pershamaiski District Court was upheld and the appeal was dismissed.
