News on the topic: political prisoners
29.11.2021 Human rights organizations call to release five new political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights community in Belarus
29.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
29.11.2021 German MPs join godparenthood campaign to support political prisoners in Belarus
Members of Parliament from Germany adopt political prisoners Tatsiana Astrouskaya, Andrei Audzeyeu and Ruslan Linnik
29.11.2021 Viasna’s Marfa Rabkova facing 20 years on 11 charges
Marfa (Maryia) Rabkova, a political prisoner and coordinator of Viasna’s network of volunteers, has been charged with eleven criminal offenses and faces up to 20 years in prison, her family said quoting a recent letter from the prisoner.
27.11.2021 PEN International calls to release Belarusian PEN member Ales Bialiatski
The organisation calls for his immediate and unconditional release and for all charges against him to be dropped.
26.11.2021 MPs from Germany, Austria and the UK adopt political prisoners Ala Lapatka, Henadz Mazheika and Dzmitry Tur
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Kassem Taher Saleh (German Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens), Lukas Mandl (European Parliament, European People’s Party; Austrian People’s Party) and Jamie Stone (UK Parliament, Liberal Democrats) have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
25.11.2021 Teacher temporarily released after conviction on protesting charges
The Lieninski District Court of Minsk sentenced political prisoner Aliaksei Minau to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (“khimiya”). The convict was released in the courtroom to wait for an appeal hearing.
25.11.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 7 more protesters
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.11.2021 Happy birthday, Tatsiana!
Tatiana Lasitsa, a political prisoner and a volunteeer of Viasna, is celebrating her birthday today. Congratulate her on her special day!
23.11.2021 Football fans imprisoned over post-election protest in Mazyr
Judge Halina Knizhonak sentenced Daniil Skipalski, Aliaksandr Suzko, Pavel Dvorak and Aliaksandr Tsimashenka to three years in a general-security penal colony, and Kiryl Kanapatski to three years and six months in prison.
23.11.2021 Political prisoner sentenced to 18 months in prison for six comments in Telegram chats
The trial lasted almost two months. Markavets has been in custody for six months.
23.11.2021 10 more persons in defamation cases listed as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
21.11.2021 #FreedomLetters: Lithuanian MFA and Viasna arrange event of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners
On November 20, within the framework of the Future of Democracy forum in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and Viasna arranged an event of signing postcards for Belarusian political prisoners #FreedomLetters.
19.11.2021 Human rights groups insist on retrials and release of three more convicts
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
