News on the topic: political prisoners
27.08.2013 Supreme Court rejects appeal by Andrei Haidukou
The Supreme Court considered today an appeal by Andrei Haidukou and ruled to uphold the verdict. On July 1, in a closed trial Andrei Haidukou was found guilty of attempting to establish contacts with a foreign intelligence service with no evidence of high treason.
22.08.2013 Mikalai Statkevich starts getting letters and greetings
Political prisoner and former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich finally started receiving birthday greetings and other letters, says the politician's wife Maryna Adamovich. Previously, the messages were almost completely blocked by the administration of the Mahiliou prison No. 4, Radio Racyja reports.
22.08.2013 Political prisoner Prakapenka can receive food parcels
The administration of penal colony No. 15 in Mahiliou lifted a ban on food parcels for Artsiom Prakapenka, says his father Anatol Prakapenka, as quoted by the Nasha Niva newspaper.
21.08.2013 Ales Bialiatski allowed short meeting with family
The imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski was visited today by his wife Natallia Pinchuk and sister Volha in the Babruisk-based penal colony No. 2.
19.08.2013 Prison administration refuses to allow rights defender Byalyatski to be visited by wife
The administration of Correctional Institution No. 2 said that it had found no grounds to overturn its decision to bar imprisoned human rights defender Ales Byalyatski from receiving a conjugal visit.
16.08.2013 Statkievich fainted in prison cell
The political prisoner’s wife Maryna Adamovich reported of the incident.
16.08.2013 Police supervision after release from jail
Zmitser Dashkeivch will be placed under police supervision after the release. BelaPAN news agency has learnt it from Anastasia Dashkeivch, the political prisoner's wife.
15.08.2013 Marek Migalski: We were not allowed to meet with political prisoners
A meeting with political prisoners is an essential demand of the EP's delegation to Belarus. Charter97.org has learnt it from member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski.
14.08.2013 Prison authorities see no grounds for revoking reprimands imposed on Ales Bialiatski
The administration of the Babruisk-based penal colony No. 2, where Ales Bialiatski is serving his sentence, replied to an appeal from the Belarusian Association of Journalists demanding milder conditions of his detention.
13.08.2013 Birthday greetings not passed to political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich
Today, 12 August, is the birthday of the political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich. As his wife, Maryna Adamovich, stated to Radio “Liberty”, the administration of the Mahiliou prison No.4 doesn't pass him many postcards with greetings.
12.08.2013 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich placed in penal cell again
The activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Yauhen Vaskovich served another ten-day term in the penal cell in the Mahiliou prison No. 4.
06.08.2013 More actions of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski held in Belarus (photos)
According to our information, social and human rights activists held some more actions of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners in different parts of Belarus.
06.08.2013 “Young Front” activist Uladzimir Yaromenak to be tried on 19 August
"Yesterday afternoon I got a call from the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk and was asked to come there to pick up a resolution on the appointment of the trial. Together with the decision I was handed a summons with the date and time of the hearing, and was warned that in case of my failure to appear in court the measure of restraint will be changed for me," said the activist.
05.08.2013 Banner “freedom to political prisoners” hanged out on the building of the Belarusian Embassy
An action dedicated to the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski took place in the capital of Lithuania.
05.08.2013 Action of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners held in Warsaw
A conference on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus was held in Warsaw. The event was attended by the European MP Marek Migalski, the chief editor of the website charter97.org Natallia Radzina, the former political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka and the head of the educational program named after Kastus Kalinouski, Yan Malicki.
