News on the topic: political prisoners
13.04.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka stops hunger-strike
RFE/RL learned it from the father of the political prisoner, Aliaksandr Kavalenka, who visited his son in the psychiatric hospital in Minsk.
11.04.2012 Aliaksandr Atroshchankau prevented from leaving for Lithuania again
The coordinator of European Belarus civil campaign had a note allowing exit from the country.
11.04.2012 Vitsebsk: trial on Kavalenka's appeal (video)
On 10 April the consideration of the appeal against three-year personal restraint to Siarhei Kavalenka continued at the Vitsebsk Region Court. The hearing was held in a factually closed regime: only Kavalenka's wife and three activists were admitted to it. The remaining people (several dozens) were told that there were no spare places for them.
10.04.2012 Preventive supervision established over ex-political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau
On 10 April Tatsiana Motyl, Judge of the Maskouski District Court of Minsk, ruled that a preventive supervision was to be established over the former political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau. Thus, Mr. Vinahradau is prohibited to leave Minsk. He needs to stay at home at 8 p.m.- 8 a.m. everyday and check at the criminal-executive inspection at the place of residence 4 times a month.
10.04.2012 Political prisoner Dziadok transferred to Shklou colony
Mikalai Dziadoks' mother phoned to Mahiliou penal colony #15 to ask about the date of the short-term meeting with him and was told that he had been transferred to Shklou colony #17. The duty officer received to give any explanations. He just said that the relatives would receive an official paper.
10.04.2012 Court orders psychiatric examination of Kavalenka
The regional court was to hear the appeal against the decision of the Pershamaiski district court of Vitebsk today.
10.04.2012 Political prisoner Bandarenka had leg surgery
Political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka has had his second surgery since the beginning of his prison term.
09.04.2012 Forensic expertise confirms beating of Siarhei Kavalenka
According to doctor of the psychiatric department of "Vitsba-3" penal colony, the state of Kavalenka's health remains unchanged.
09.04.2012 Ex-political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau sentenced to 1.5 years in high-security prison
On 9 April Judge of Zhodzina City Court Hrynevich issued a verdict to the former political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau and Artsiom Ihnatsikau.
06.04.2012 Zmitser Bandarenka not allowed to meet with his lawyer
On 5 April Mahiliou colony #15 where political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka is serving his term was visited by his wife and lawyer.
06.04.2012 Siarhei Kavalenka's state doesn't improve
Alena, Siarhei Kavalenka’s wife, describes her husband’s condition as “alarming”. She was allowed a meeting with Siargey in the Vitsba reformatory on 5 April, BelaPAN reports.
05.04.2012 Belarusian Helsinki Committee asks procuracy to inspect conditions of Kavalenka's keeping in hospital
According to the wife of Siarhei Kavalenka, Alena Kavalenka, her husband is in a critical state and doesn't receive the necessary medical aid.
04.04.2012 Rushaniya Vaskovich is asked to pay for KGB building again
Rushaniya Vaskovich, mother of political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich, received a strange letter from Mahiliou prison #4, where her son is serving a prison term for an attempt to set afire the building of the Babruisk KGB office. She is asked to pay the sum of the inflicted harm (253,000 rubles according to the court ruling).
03.04.2012 Preventive surveillance can be established over Pavel Vinahradau
The Maskouski district court of Minsk will decide on 6 April whether former political prisoner Pavel Vinahradau should be put under stricter surveillance.
03.04.2012 Head of Vitsebsk Region Court is asked to change restraint to Siarhei Kavalenka
Civil activists of Vitsebsk filed a collective appeal to the head of the regional court, Mikalai Khalimonchyk. Political prisoner Siarhei Kavalenka has been keeping a long-term hunger-strike. He is currently receiving rehabilitation treatment at the psychiatric department of penal colony #3.
