25.08.2011 Creation of Libereco's Patronage Committee

Marek Migalski, Member of the European Parliament, Marieluise Beck, Member of the German Bundestag, and Hans-Georg Wieck, former Head of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus, are representing the newly created Patronage Committee of Libereco.

24.08.2011 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich reports torture

Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich says he had been repeatedly subjected to torture while serving his term in a penal colony in Horki, Mahiliou region, Young Front’s press-service reports.

22.08.2011 Zmitser Bandarenka may be sent to colony this week

The political prisoner's wife Volha has informed this to BelaPAN news agency.

19.08.2011 Iryna Khalip: I didn’t recognize Sannikov

On August 18 Iryna Khalip, a journalist, visited her husband, a presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, in the penal colony in Navapolatsk.

17.08.2011 Mazyr authorities ban pickets

Mazyr town executive committee has banned three pickets in support of Belarusian prisoners of conscience scheduled for 22, 23 and 27 August, saying that the only authorized picket venue in the town – Spartak Stadium – will be occupied by a children’s sports event on the dates indicated in the application.

17.08.2011 Zmitser Bandarenka to go back to jail today

The political prisoner has been discharged from hospital after a complicated operation.

16.08.2011 France demands to release all prisoners of conscience

France reiterated its demand to release all Belarusian prisoners of conscience, including three former presidential candidates, www.naviny.by reports, quoting an official statement by the French Embassy to Minsk released on 16 August.

16.08.2011 Lida district officials ban picket of support to prisoners of conscience

Biarozauka town executive committee (Lida district, Hrodna region) has banned a picket of support to Belarusian prisoners of conscience applied for by local civil activists Siarhei Trafimchyk, Yury Dziashuk and V. Ashurka, www.harodniaspring.org reports.

16.08.2011 Political prisoner Dashkevich not allowed seeing lawyer for third time straight

On 16 August, Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich, serving his two-year term for alleged battery, was not allowed seeing his lawyer for a third time this summer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, quoting the Young Front’s press-service.

15.08.2011 Another mass riot trial convict released

Another person convicted of involvement in the 19 December 2010 post-election protest – Uladzimir Khamichenka – has been released from Mahiliou penal colony after he, together with 8 more convicts in the case, was pardoned by President’s decree.

15.08.2011 8 Square convicts released

The President's decreee on pardon concerns them.

12.08.2011 Political prisoners’ relatives: Only economic sanctions will release people from prisons

Mothers and wives of the repressed Belarusians have addressed pro-democracy politicians and public in Belarus.

The full text of the address had been offered to charter97.org website”

12.08.2011 Lukashenka pardons at least 4 mass riot case convicts

On 11 August, Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka granted pardon to at least 4 persons convicted for alleged involvement in the 19 December 2010 mass riot.

11.08.2011 Police gathers information about Vital Rymasheuski’s relatives

Co-Chair of the organizing committee of the BCD Vital Rymasheuski, sentenced to 2 years of conditional imprisonment for participation in the peaceful action of protest held on 19 December 2010, came to the Frunzenski District Police Department in Minsk for registration.

11.08.2011 Dashkevich’s lawyer was again denied meeting with his client

On 11 August the lawyer again tried to meet with the political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich in penal colony #9 in Horki. However, the administration didn’t allow him to do it referring to “duty necessity”.