News on the topic: political prisoners
03.06.2021 Father and son convicted in Žlobin over post-election protest
The Žlobin City and District Court convicted today 42-year-old political prisoner Siarhei Piarfiliyeu and his son Stanislau, finding them guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
03.06.2021 Brest court convicts fifth group of defendants in “dancing protest” trial. Two political prisoners released in courtroom
The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest ruled today in what is known as the “dancing protest trial”, convicting thirteen more protesters under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
02.06.2021 HRDs demand retrials and release of 9 more political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
02.06.2021 Members of Tsikhanouski’s team sentenced to 2 to 4 years in Hrodna
The Kastryčnicki District Court of Hrodna has convicted three persons targeted in what is known as “Tsikhanouski case” for their involvement in an election picket on May 29 last year in Hrodna.
02.06.2021 MPs from Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands take over godparenthood for Ihar Povarau, Kanstantsin Svidunovich and Darya Danilava
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, James Lawless (Dáil Éireann, Fianna Fáil, Ireland), Tonia Antoniazzi (House of Commons, Labour Party, UK) and Jasper van Dijk (Tweede Kamer, Socialistische Partij, Netherlands) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
01.06.2021 Human rights defenders call to release five more persons imprisoned on defamation charges
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
31.05.2021 Cem Özdemir is committed to the release of Raman Pratasevich
Cem Özdemir, the long-time former chairman of Alliance 90/The Greens and current chairman of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the German Bundestag, is taking over the prisoner’s godparenthood for the Belarusian imprisoned blogger and journalist Raman Pratasevich.
28.05.2021 15 new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
27.05.2021 HRDs demand release and retrial for political prisoner Iryna Palianina
Joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations
27.05.2021 12 more names on list of political prisoners
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
27.05.2021 New 'godparents' for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Germany and Austria take over godparenthood for Mikita Litvinenka, Mikalai Maliuta and Raman Sidziuk
27.05.2021 Amnesty International launches urgent action to help Raman Pratasevich
Amnesty International is launching an Urgent Action following the televised self-incriminating statement by Raman Pratasevich, co-founder and former editor of the NEXTA Telegram-channel, in which he appears distraught and injured.
26.05.2021 Human rights organizations call to release five more political prisoners
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
26.05.2021 Ales Bialiatski on the death of political prisoner Vitold Ashurak
Can we hope that the Investigative Committee will conduct an objective investigation and find out the truth?
26.05.2021 UN human rights office calls for ‘immediate release’ of Roman Protasevich
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of an opposition journalist in Belarus, calling it an “astonishing episode” that heralds a new phase in the campaign of repression against journalists and civil society there.
