News on the topic: political prisoners
08.06.2012 Political prisoner Eduard Lobau may be declared "malicious offender"
Eduard Lobau started getting endless warnings for rules violations. The "Young Front" activist sent a letter to political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets, bchd.info reports.Eduard Lobau started getting endless warnings for rules violations. The "Young Front" activist sent a letter to political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets, bchd.info reports.
07.06.2012 Andrei Sannikau searched on border
A former political prisoner and presidential candidate was taken off a train from Minsk to Vilnius.
07.06.2012 Sannikau’s lawyer banned from leaving Belarus
Maryna Kavaleuskaya, a lawyer of the former political prisoner, was banned from leaving Belarus.
06.06.2012 Mikalai Autukhovich waits for meeting with mother and has no hopes for amnesty
Leanid Haravy, an activist of the Movement “For Freedom” from Haradok, maintains correspondence with political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich. Having received a letter from Hrodna prison, he decided to tell readers of “Viasna”s site about the things the prisoner writes, what are his thoughts and hopes.
06.06.2012 Zmitser Bandarenka set off train Vilnius-Minsk
Former political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka was returning home from the Lithuanian town of Druskininkai, where he received a course of medical rehabilitation. The Bandarenkas were traveling by the evening train Vilnius-Minsk.
01.06.2012 Political prisoner Dziadok put in solitary confinement for six months
According to decision of the head of the Shklou colony #7 Mikalai Dziadok, who is serving 54-month prison term, will spend the next six months in a prison cell.
01.06.2012 Civil activist Mikhail Pashkevich sentenced to 7 days of arrest
On 31 May Mikhail Pashkevich, an activists of the civil campaign "Tell the Truth!" came to Minsk to assist residents of the village of Yakimava Slabada in preparing to a local referendum concerning the construction of the plant of bleached cellulose.
30.05.2012 Aleh Hulak: Despite fairly mild sentence, there is new political prisoner
Head of Belarusian Helsinki Committee has commented on today’s sentence.
29.05.2012 Viasna statement on conviction and sentencing of Vasil Parfiankou
On 29 May, Minsk Pershamaiski District Court sentenced civil activist Vasil Parfiankou to six months of arrest for violating the restrictions of a preventive supervision imposed by a court under Art. 421 of the Criminal Code. The Human Rights Center “Viasna” views the sentencing of Vasil Parfiankou as a politically motivated decision, and will consider the activist a political prisoner from the moment when his imprisonment starts.
29.05.2012 Former political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou sentenced to 6 months in prison
Minsk Pershamaiski District Court has sentenced former political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou to 6 months of arrest on charges of violating parole restrictions (Art. 421 of the Criminal Code).
22.05.2012 Amnesty International’s position on the case of Syarhei Kavalenka
Over the course of the last few days, a number of individuals and organizations, including the MEP Henryk Migalski, have called on Amnesty International to recognise Syarhei Kavalenka as a prisoner of conscience. This statement explains why Amnesty International has not been able to do so.
21.05.2012 Kavalienka Sent to Penal Colony No. 19
Opposition activist Siarhiej Kavalienka has been placed in Correctional Institution No. 19 in Mahiliou to serve his prison sentence, his wife, Aliena, told BelaPAN on Monday.
20.05.2012 Growing pressure on political prisoners
Mikalay Statkievich got a reprimand, Eduard Lobau’s mail is ”filtered”, Aliaksandar Frantskievich wasn’t allowed a meeting with his parents.
18.05.2012 Kavalienka's Appeal Rejected
Ms. Kavalieka says that her husband is losing weight and now weights ca. 60kg.
17.05.2012 Amnesty International refuses to recognize Kavalenka prisoner of conscience
The organization continues to monitor the situation of the political prisoner. MEP Marek Migalski received this information from John Dalhuisen, Director for Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International. The text of the letter can be found on migalski.eu website.
