News on the topic: torture
16.05.2011 Andrei Sannikau was tortured and threatened in KGB prison
On 13 May the trial of Andrei Sannikau, a presidential candidate, continued at the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk. The defendant told about threats of the KGB Chairman Zaitsau (Zajtsev) and about tortures in the KGB remand prison.
05.05.2011 Provocation against journalist Volha Klaskouskaya, sister of political prisoner Aliaksandr Klaskouski
Volha Klaskouskay was taken out of her house in the night time in handcuffs. The police beat hear and tore her blouse when she tried to defend herself. She was taken to the Leninski District Police Department of Minsk barefoot and was kept there till morning. Her relatives managed to pass her clothes and shoes only in the morning.
19.04.2011 Police not named in Maya Abromchyk’s beating case
The prosecutor has informed Maya Abromchyk that a criminal case has been started against a stranger according to her complaint.
18.04.2011 Prisoner Klaskouski: “Mikhalevich’s words about tortures are true”
During the meeting with his wife Natallya, prisoner Alyaksandr Klaskouski confirmed the things Ales Mikhalevich said about the KGB remand prison (“Amerikanka”). The conversation of the prisoner took place during their meeting in the KGB jail, Radio Svaboda informs.
18.04.2011 Minsk police reportedly beat innocent person
Minsk resident Ihar Rylkou was reportedly beaten and taken to the nearest police station on 13 April in one of the capital’s residential areas.
06.04.2011 15 “police victims” won’t be dismissed from work
This is the answer given to Dzmitry Salauyou, Chair of the Mahiliou regional organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Adradzhenne by A.Lukomski, commander of the special mission police regiment of the Main Police Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
01.04.2011 Raman Kisliak addresses Prosecutor General
Brest lawyer and human activist filed two similar complaints – one with the Prosecutor General and the other with the prosecutor of the Leninski district of Brest. He demands to draw to legal account a duty policeman of the Leninski District Police Department, Ivan Kalita.
21.03.2011 Brest human rights defender makes local detention center employ female staff
Brest human rights defender Raman Kisliak received a reply from Leninski District Police Department, confirming the presence of female employees on staff of the local detention center, following a complaint by local resident Inha Abramava submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
21.03.2011 Ales Bialiatski’s appeal put in inspection file on Mikhalevich’s torture report
On 17 March, spokesman of the General Prosecutor’s Office told the media that the prosecuting authorities were inspecting the allegations of torture reported by former presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich and a number of other KGB prisoners.
16.03.2011 Information about tortures to be checked by Military Prosecutor Office
The General Prosecutor’s Office has sent the appeal lodged by human rights defender Ales Bialiatski there. It is connected with the fact Ales Mihalevich made public.
10.03.2011 Relatives of Aliaksandr Klaskouski address procuracy in connection with the use of torture towards him and other KGB prisoners
Ludmila and Volha Klavskouskis, mother and sister of Aliaksandr Klaskouski who is kept in the KGB jail on charges of involvement in the riots on 19 December, addressed the Prosecutor General, Ryhor Vasilevich.
04.03.2011 A result of torture? Political prisoner Bulanau has swollen legs and aching joints
Relatives of political prisoners started interpreting the information they receive from the KGB prison in a different way after a shocking confession of ex-presidential candidate Aliaksei Mikhalevich about being tortured in the KGB prison.
28.02.2011 Ales Bialiatski urges Prosecutor General to investigate torture reports
Ales Bialiatski, vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights and chair of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, has addressed Belarusian Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich with a demand to investigate the alleged torture facts reported by former presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich in his statement for the media on 28 February.
28.02.2011 Ales Mihalevich tears KGB cooperation agreement asunder
The former presidential candidate has called the KGB prison a concentration camp where prisoners are tortured in the centre of Minsk.
14.02.2011 Sleep deprivation torture in Valadarski Street jail
Cell #69 houses 13 persons, whereas usually 22-24 inmates are kept there at once. As a result, they have to sleep in turn. However, the people who get in the cell aren't included in the 'sleeping queue' for the first two days.
