07.03.2012 What are Ales Bialiatski’s perspectives in penal colony?
Political prisoner, human rights defender Ales Bialiatski sent his friends and relatives first postcards from the Babruisk penal colony where he has been kept since 28 February. He was placed in the quarantine for two weeks.
09.02.2012 Results of monitoring of trial of Ales Bialiatski
This document was prepared by the Human Rights Center "Viasna" on the basis of monitoring of the criminal proceedings against its Chairman Ales Bialiatski.
06.02.2012 “Viasna”: six months without Ales Bialiatski
The Human Rights Center "Spring" has been working without its leader, Ales Bialiatski, for six months already. The human rights activist was detained on 4 August 2011, and sentenced to 4.5 years in maximum security colony with confiscation of property on 24 November.
25.01.2012 Statement: Viasna strongly condemns use of torture, intimidation, blackmail and other intolerable kinds of harassment against prisoners of conscience
Minsk – 25 January 2012 The Human Rights Center “Viasna” strongly condemns the use of torture, intimidation, blackmail and other intolerable kinds of harassment against prisoners of conscience. Of especial concern is the recent report by Mrs. Iryna Khalip, the wife of former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau, saying that the prisoner’s life is at risk due to the reported use of torture and inhuman treatment against him.
24.01.2012 Minsk City Court upholds verdict to Ales Bialiatski
Minsk City Court has upheld the 4.5-year verdict to Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski, dismissing the cassational appeal lodged by lawyer Dzmitry Layeuski.
19.01.2012 Belarusian NGO leaders thank people for joining campaign of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski
We, representatives of Belarusian civil society, would like to express our deep gratitude to the citizens of Belarus who acceded to our appeal for solidarity with the imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski through contribution to the money-raising campaign to “repair the damage inflicted by the offence”, as ordered by a court ruling.
11.01.2012 “Viasna” demands immediate release of Siarhei Kavalenka from jail
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" calls on the Belarusian authorities to immediately stop the persecution of the activist of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front” Siarhei Kavalenka.
14.12.2011 Ivan Shyla holds action of support to Bialiatski at European Human Rights Congress (photos)
Ivan Shyla, "Young Front" activist from Salihorsk, held an action in support of Ales Bialiatski at the Human Rights Congress held in the Polish town of Katowicy on 8 December. The Congress was dedicated the the human rights situation on the post-Soviet space and was held at the juridical faculty of the Silezian University where Ivan studies.
13.12.2011 Belarusian authorities exceeded all moral limits in haunting of Zmitser Dashkevich and Andrei Sannikau
On 11 December 2011 a provocative report about prisoners of conscience, a former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau and the leader of the youth organization “Young Front” Dzmitry Dashkevich was shown in the Sunday issue of the TV program “In the Focus of Attention” on the state TV channel "Belarus-1".
09.12.2011 Ales Bialiatski passes words of gratitude to everyone and says: “Don't be afraid!”
A letter was received from human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, sentenced to 4.5 years in a high-security colony. He wrote it on 30 November, after the announcement of the verdict, but before his transfer to the Zhodzina prison. After the trial he returned to his usual affairs – learning English, reading and answering a great number of letters. He feels quite well and calm and wishes it to all his colleagues. Ales is sure that the dirt which was flung at him by state-owned media didn't touch him, but the strong support from many acquaintances and strangers made a great positive impact.
02.12.2011 Ales Bialiatski transferred to Zhodzina prison
Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, sentenced to 4.5 years in a high security colony for alleged tax evasion on 24 November, has been transferred to the notorious Zhodzina prison.
01.12.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich to have two trials on 2 December
The trial concerning the exaction of taxes from human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich will start at 10 a.m. on 2 December at the Partyzanski District Court (Siamashka Street, 33). It was to have started on 15 November, but was postponed on Valiantsin's request, who couldn't appear in court for family reasons.
29.11.2011 STATEMENT OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
On 24 November, in Belarus, a politically motivated verdict was pronounced against a prominent human rights defender, leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Ales Bialiatski. He was found guilty of alleged “tax evasion on a large scale” and sentenced to four and a half years of imprisonment in a high security penal colony with confiscation of property.
28.11.2011 Human rights defenders demand not to execute the death verdicts to Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou
Belarusian human rights defenders strongly condemn the state prosecutor’s request to sentence to death Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavaliou, defendants in the 11 April 2011 subway bombing trial.
26.11.2011 Human rights defenders join in global campaign of support to Ales Bialiatski
On 25 November, activists of numerous FIDH members across the world staged pickets of solidarity with the imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski, following a 4.5-year verdict pronounced by Minsk court on 24 November. Cities covered by the campaign include Paris, Brussels, Stockholm, Helsinki, Buenos-Aires, Ankara, Saint Petersburg, Yerevan, Bishkek, Tbilisi, Zagreb, etc.
