News on the topic: political prisoners
30.11.2011 Lawyer not allowed to meet Andrei Sannikau again
The ex-presidential candidate has not been able to meet his lawyer for two weeks.
30.11.2011 UN urges to release political prisoners in Belarus
The United Nations calls upon the Belarusian authorities to release all political opponents imprisoned for exercising their rights, immediately.
24.11.2011 Sannikov is in prison outside Vitsebsk. Lawyer denied access to him again
A lawyer has been denied access to Andrei Sannikov in penal colony Vitsba-3 today.
23.11.2011 Imprisoned ex-presidential candidate Statkevich says that pressure on him continues
Imprisoned former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich has sent a letter to his associate, Pavel Sevyarynets, to say that authorities continue pressuring him into applying to Alyaksandr Lukashenka for a pardon.
23.11.2011 Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Sari Essayah adopts Mikolai Dziadok
Sari Essayah, member of the European Parliament and the European People’s Party Group, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Mikolai Dziadok.
21.11.2011 Political prisoner Autukhovich goes on hunger strike in disciplinary cell
Vaukavysk entrepreneur Mikalai Autukhovich, who is currently serving his 5-year term for alleged illegal possession and transportation of firearms, keeps being harassed by the administration of Ivatsevichy penal colony, as he has been placed in a disciplinary cell for reported disobeying orders.
17.11.2011 Berlin concerned about Andrei Sannikov
Bundestag member Marieluise Beck called on the Belarusian authorities to “immediately inform the family and lawyers of Andrei Sannikov about his location and provide access to him”.
17.11.2011 Sannikau’s lawyer appeals meeting ban
Mrs. Maryna Kavaleuskaya, the lawyer of former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, is appealing a ban on meeting her client ordered by head of Mahiliou prison #4 Aliaksandr Lamaza.
17.11.2011 Urgent appeal: Viasna demands to stop abuse against Andrei Sannikau and his family
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” urges the Belarusian authorities to immediately put an end to abuses against prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau and his family.
16.11.2011 BELARUSIAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE MISSING
The whereabouts of Belarusian prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau are currently unknown. Amnesty International fears he may be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
16.11.2011 Sannikau secretly transferred to another colony
Former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau has been secretly transferred to a different penal colony, the Nasha Niva newspaper reports, quoting the prisoner’s lawyer Andrei Varvashevich.
10.11.2011 Zmitser Bandarenka transferred to medical unit
Zmitser Bandarenka, a coordinator of European Belarus civil campaign, has been transferred to the prison medical unit from barracks. His wife Volha Bandarenka had a short telephone talk with him.
10.11.2011 Dzmitry Drozd not allowed to cross the border
Dzmitry Drozd, a former political prisoner and activist of European Belarus civil campaign, has been taken off Minsk-Vilnius train on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.
09.11.2011 Niakliayeu banned from going abroad for medical treatment
On 9 November the criminal correction inspection of the Leninski District of Minsk banned former presidential candidate Uladzimir Niakliayeu to go abroad for treatment. The politician told this to “Belorusski Partizan”.
07.11.2011 Aliaksandr Malchanau detained for 3 days more after 10-day arrest
Former political prisoner Aliaksandr Malchanau has been detained for three days after ten days in custody. He is a suspect in a criminal case.
