News on the topic: political prisoners
27.03.2013 Ex-political prisoner Martsaleu banned to leave Belarus for treatment
Siarhei Martsaleu requested the opportunity to go for a few months to Poland, Ukraine and Russia, Euroradio reports.
27.03.2013 Valiantsina Alinevich: Prison conditions in Belarus are a subtle genocide
The law and justice system mutilates and kills Belarusians. This was told by Mrs. Valiantsina Alinevich, mother of political prisoner Ihar Alinevich, in an interview to the charter97.org web-site. She also told what situation her son is in now.
22.03.2013 Artsiom Prakapenka sent to penal cell for five days
The parents of the political prisoner visited their son in the penitentiary colony number 15 in Mahilou. Anatol Prakapenka, the father of politically imprisoned Artsiom Prakapenka (in the photograph), told that to the charter97.org web-site.
22.03.2013 Officer Siarhei Vazniak (video)
Another mini-movie from the series “Chronicles of Judgment Time” appeared on the Internet. The documentary is dedicated to one of the leaders of the party “Fair World” Siarhei Vazniak, politically repressed during the presidential campaign in 2010.
21.03.2013 Valiantsin Stefanovich: MEPs should seek meetings with political prisoners
During his meeting with the Lithuanian MEP Justas Paleckis, Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, raised the issue of political prisoners. “I referred to our joint report with the International Federation for Human Rights, which has recently been prepared. We talked mainly about the situation of political prisoners. But not only about that,” said Valiantsin Stefanovich in his comments to Radio Racyja.
20.03.2013 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to consider release and rehabilitation of political prisoners in its activities in Belarus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published on 12 March a new strategy for the Republic of Belarus designed for the next three years. It is noteworthy that the development of the concept paper was contributed to by representatives of Belarusian civil society.
19.03.2013 Maryna Adamovich: Paleckis should demand meeting with political prisoners
Maryna Adamovich, the wife of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, believes Justas Paleckis, European Parliament’s Rapporteur on Belarus, should meet with Belarusian prisoners of conscience, the Charter-97 website reports.
19.03.2013 “Wave of Solidarity” covers Brest
Members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Ulad Barouski, Yahen Khaziakhmetau and Andrus Sharenda held yesterday a street action in Brest within the “Wave of Solidarity” campaign. The young people were handing out leaflets about Belarusian political prisoners. They were also expected to put up white-red-white flags in central Brest, but were detained by plainclothes policemen.
14.03.2013 Nasta Dashkevich reports about delays in mail correspondence with her husband
According to Nasta Dashkevich, wife of political prisoner and "Young Front" leader Zmitser Dashkevich, letters from Dashkevich reach other people for ten days, whereas the normal pace is just four. Mr. Dashkevich is serving a prison term in Hrodna cell-type facility.
13.03.2013 Brest: civil activist Vital Koush sentenced to 4 years in maximum security prison
According to the verdict which was read by Judge of Brest District Court Mikalai Sianko on 12 March, Vital Koush will serve his sentence in a maximum security prison and his assets will be confiscated.
12.03.2013 Bialynichy activists hold action in support of political prisoners
On 12 March, civil activists of Bialynichy wrote letters and postcards of solidarity to political prisoners within the framework of the "Wave of Solidarity" campaign, held by the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party.
11.03.2013 Public prayer under a ban in Baranavichy
On 9 March in Baranavichy, young activists intended to hold a prayer for Belarus. The action was organized by Christian democrats.
11.03.2013 Political prisoners are sent with congratulations on 25 March in personalized envelopes (photo)
Svislach socio-political activists started sending congratulations on the Freedom Day, 25 March, to political prisoners, in envelopes with their portraits.
07.03.2013 Political prisoner Eduard Lobau complains about malnutrition
According to the mother of political prisoner Eduard Lobau, Maryna Lobava, the norms of feeding at Ivatsevichy penitentiary #22 are far from the commonly accepted ones.
05.03.2013 Critical Situation for Political Prisoners in Belarus and Freedom for 40 Activists Considerably Restricted
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its Belarusian member organization, Human Rights Center Viasna, are outraged at the large-scale and systematic acts of repression being inflicted upon both political prisoners and individuals whose freedom has been restricted for political reasons. It hereby releases a document detailing this repression and calls upon the regime to cease its oppressive behavior.
