News on the topic: political prisoners
29.10.2012 Leaders of the EU Member States: Call to release and rehabilitation of Statkevich and Dashkevich
Mass media and human rights defenders continually inform about repressions, which are used by the regime against civic activists, representatives of the opposition and independent journalists. The situation with political prisoners, who are still in prison and other institutions of confinement, is deteriorating as well. Two prisoners of conscience, 2010 presidential candidate Mikola Statkevich and the leader of “Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich, are in an especially dramatic situation.
26.10.2012 Andrei Sannikau asks for political asylum in UK
The leader of European Belarus civic campaign, former presidential candidate and political prisoner claimed there was a threat of a rearrest.
26.10.2012 Dashkevich may be transferred to supermax prison
A decision will be taken by the Mozyr court at a trial in prison on October 30.
26.10.2012 Letters from Statkevich: Political prisoner still cheerful, despite endless pressure by prison administration
For weeks, Maryna Adamovich, the wife of former candidate for president Mikalai Statkevich, had not received letters from her husband. But yesterday came two letters at once.
25.10.2012 He couldn't remain silent (Video)
A short film about political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovoch appeared on the Internet. The movie shows the real reasons for the arrest of the businessman and Soviet-Afghan war veteran.
24.10.2012 Vasil Parfiankou faces punishment cell
Opposition activist Vasil Parfiankou, currently serving his sentence in a penal colony in Baranavichy, may be placed in a punishment cell, after he received a reprimand from the prison administration, says his friend Volha, quoting a recent letter from the prisoner.
24.10.2012 Where do letters to Vaskovich disappear?
After repeated complaints of Yauhen Vaskovich on him not receiving letters his friends and colleagues from Babruisk decided to have a peculiar check.
22.10.2012 Vaskovich has been receiving letters only from relatives for half a year
According to the information form the press-sevice of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Anatol Sanatsenka received a letter from the journalist of his newspaper Yauhen Vaskovish, who is now in the prison number 4 in Mahiliou. This is the first piece of news from the political prisoner for almost two years that he has spent in an isolation ward, colony and prison.
19.10.2012 Ales Bialiatski faces restrictions on medical parcels
The imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski is facing obstacles in receiving parcels with medicines at penal colony No. 2 in Babruisk, Radio Racyja reports, quoting the human rights defender’s wife Natallia Pinchuk.
08.10.2012 Siarhei Malashonak gets fined for “Freedom to political prisoners!”
On 8 October the administrative case against an activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy was considered at the Navapolatsk City Court. Siarhei Malashonak was found guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the procedure of holding mass events) and fined 300,000 rubles (about $35).
05.10.2012 Political prisoner Vaskovich punished with 7 days in penal cell
“The prison administration said that he was put in a penal cell for 7 days and will be released in three days. The reasons are not known to me,” said his counsel.
05.10.2012 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok deprived of warm clothes
The prison administration said the political prisoner had no right to have warm clothes. Aliaksandr Dziadok, the father of political prisoner Mikalai Ddziadok, told charter97.org that his son, who already lost the right to receive parcels, make phone calls and see his relatives, was deprived of warm clothes. He also cannot receive medicines. The political prisoner is kept in isolation and cannot meet with his lawyer. Mail is not delivered from him.
05.10.2012 Mother cannot pass foreign medicine to political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich
For the prisoners with only one kidney they would accept only their Belarusian analogues. Tatiana Frantskevich, the mother of the political prisoners Aliaksandr Frantskevich, told charter97.org, that there is lull is the colony in the expectation of the Council of the EU’s meeting on the issue of introduction of new sanctions.
03.10.2012 Ales Bialiatski writes about a great surprise and optimistic signs
In his letter of 27 September the human rights defender and political prisoner writes that he receives many postcards with congratulations on his jubilee, tells what became the greatest surprise he couldn't even imagine and reminds about the things we should always keep in mind.
03.10.2012 Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich gets isolated from outer world
The political prisoner does not receive letters. Autukhovich's Afghan war friend, Aliaksandr Sakharuk, fears Autukhovich does not receive mail. He said this to Euroradio: “He didn't reply to two latest letters. I sent a registered letter with delivery confirmation. I will wait and see what will happen. We both served in Afghanistan. When I began to wrote him, we found out we know the same towns and even kishlaks. I call him my army friend. I want to do my best to support him, but with no success.”
