News on the topic: political prisoners
20.06.2013 Belarusian human rights defenders discuss Paleckis’s report in Brussels
The European Parliament hosted yesterday a meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus, and draft recommendations on the European Union policy in respect of Belarus, based on a report by the MEP Justas Paleckis.
17.06.2013 Salidarnasts launches Week of Political Prisoner campaign
The Committee for the Protection of the Repressed Salidarnasts launched today an information campaign of solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus under the name Week of Political Prisoner.
14.06.2013 Head of Östgruppen: in the end, justice will prevail in Belarus
The issue of human rights in Belarus remains the focus of attention not only of the Belarusian human rights activists, but also of foreign human rights organizations. A great work on the dissemination of information on human rights in Belarus, solidarity actions and many other directions of activity is done by the Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen. This is stated by the head of the organization, Martin Uggla.
10.06.2013 Political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich not allowed to read Dovlatov and Kafka
An activist of the anarchist movement Aliaksandr Frantskevich who is serving a prison term wasn't allowed to receive a parcel with books by Sergey Dovlatov and Franz Kafka.
06.06.2013 Mikhail Khvastou: Belarus does not need a special rapporteur
Belarus does not need a special rapporteur or any similar institutions. This was stated by the representative of Belarus to the UN in Geneva Mikhail Khvastou, at a session of the UN Human Rights Council, where in the evening on June 4 the latest report on Belarus, presented by the special rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti,was discussed.
05.06.2013 Maryna Adamovich: "These authorities are illegitimate as long as at least one person refuses to write a clemency petition"
Maryna Adamovich comments on the situation around her husband and other prisoners of conscience.
03.06.2013 Mikalai Statkevich preparing "Freedom's Way"
While serving his prison term, Mikalai Statkevich uses the assistance of his wife, Maryna Adamovich, in compiling a new book, "Freedom's Way", a collection of his essays and articles for the last decade.
31.05.2013 Parents visit political prisoner Alinevich
Ihar Alinevich, who serves sentence in penal colony No. 10 in Navapolatsk, was allowed a visit with his family. Charter97.org learnt it from his mother Valiantsina Alinevich.
29.05.2013 Mikalai Statkevich warns about new provocations
Prison authorities make new attempts to force a political prisoner to apply for a pardon. Charter97.org has learnt it from Statkevich's wife Maryna Adamovich.
27.05.2013 No news from Vaskovich for two months
Relatives have not been receiving letters from political prisoner Yauheny Vaskovich for two months.
23.05.2013 Valiantsin Stefanovich: “The Belarusian authorities have not demonstrated a positive trend in implementing the EU conditions”
Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, does not share the optimism of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on Belarus Justas Paleckis, who argues that the human rights situation in the country has improved recently, said he in an interview to the Interfax-West news agency.
22.05.2013 Autukhovich: Why do the opposition leaders reject the main demand – complete rehabilitation of political prisoners?
In his recent, the political prisoner letter writes about hopes for an early release from prison of political leaders and civil society activists.
21.05.2013 People of the Square
The presentation of Aliaksandr Tamkovich’s book about political prisoners “Life after prison” took place in Warsaw.
21.05.2013 Political prisoner Edward Lobau allowed a long-term meeting with his mother and brother
It happened in the colony of Ivatsevichy and lasted for 3 days.
17.05.2013 Ales Bialiatski has no hope for early release
The imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski has no hope for an early release, spending all his free time in prison on creative work, Radio Racyja reports.
