News on the topic: political prisoners
27.07.2011 Angelika Graf takes on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Siarhei Kazakou
Angelika Graf, deputy spokeswoman on human rights and humanitarian aid for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Siarhei Kazakou.
26.07.2011 Imprisoned politician Dzmitry Bandarenka brought back to hospital in Minsk
Dzmitry Bandarenka was brought back to Minsk City Clinical Hospital No. 5 late on Monday for back surgery scheduled to be performed on July 26, the wife of the imprisoned opposition politician, Volha, told BelaPAN.
26.07.2011 MEP Migalski releases statement concerning Bandarenka
Marek Migalski, Member of the European Parliament, has issued a statement concerning Belarusian political prisoner Dzmitry Bandarenka.
25.07.2011 Sannikau’s lawyers keep appealing verdict
The lawyers of former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, sentenced to 5 years for alleged involvement in the 19 December “mass riot”, have lodged another appeal against the verdict, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, quoting the politician’s lawyer Mrs. Maryna Kavaleuskaya.
25.07.2011 Imprisoned politician Dzmitry Bandarenka driven away from hospital after associates turn out to express support
Dzmitry Bandarenka was driven by unidentified men in plain clothes away from a hospital in Minsk after a group of his associates gathered at the entrance to the institution on Monday morning to express support for the imprisoned opposition politician.
25.07.2011 EP President urges to release Zmitser Bandarenka
As well as other political prisoners.
22.07.2011 6 more political prisoners lose appeals in Minsk City Court
Minsk City Court panel of judges headed by Uladzimir Stsyapurka has taken the decision today, on July 22.
20.07.2011 MEP Migalski appeals to Catherine Ashton and Jerzy Buzek for "fast intervention" in the case of Bandarenka
Dr Marek Migalski sent letters concerning Dzmitry Bandarenka to the Catherine Ashton as well as to Jerzy Buzek, appealing to both for the fast intervention in his case. In the letter to Mr. Buzek Migalski writes that “ I am aware that you must speak up on behalf of all Belarusian political prisoners but due to Dzmitry Bandarenka’s health problems and the perspective of him becoming a disabled person, please do react to this situation immediately”.
20.07.2011 Activists launch web-site on Belarusian prisoners of conscience
A new web-site Freedom to Political Prisoners in Belarus has been launched as an initiative that “aims at an immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Belarus followed by the full clearance from any related charges.”
19.07.2011 Sannikau to be transported to Novapolatsk in nearest days
His wife Iryna Khalip has informed this to BelaPAN news agency.
19.07.2011 Statkevich and Us remain in prison
Minsk city court left the sentences of the Lenin district court in force.
18.07.2011 Prisoners' godparenthoood: Jean-François Steiert adopts Ilya Vasilevich
Swiss member of parliament Jean-François Steiert (Social Democrats) adopts a prisoner’s godparenthood for Ilya Vasilevich.
14.07.2011 Letters of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich don’t reach Minsk
Letters of presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich from a penal colony in Shklou do not reach Minsk.
14.07.2011 Zmitser Dashekvich becomes “malicious troublemaker”
According to unofficial information, Zmitser Dashkevich has been disciplined twice. It is enough to become “malicious troublemaker”. He was put in the punishment cell for the first infringement. His second punishment is unknown at the moment.
13.07.2011 Zmitser Bandarenka put before a hard choice
In the remand prison of the Interior Affairs Ministry the political prisoner has been thrown into a tough dilemma.
