News on the topic: solidarity
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.
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
07.05.2021 Members of Parliament from Great Britain and Ireland take over godparenthood for Aliaksei Ramanau, Aliaksei Samusenka and Siarhei Yarashevich
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Sir Edward Davey (House of Commons, Liberal Democrats, Great Britain), Joe O’Reilly, (Seanad Éireann, Fine Gael, Ireland) and Seán Sherlock (Dáil Éireann, Labour Party, Ireland) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
30.04.2021 Members of Parliament from Sweden and Ireland take over godparenthood for Aliaksandr Tseleshman, Ales Pushkin and Artsiom Miadzvedski
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Jakop Dalunde (European Parliament, Miljöpartiet de gröna, Sweden), Camilla Hansén (Riksdag of Sweden, Miljöpartiet de gröna, Sweden) and Seán Kelly (European Parliament, Fine Gael, Ireland) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
26.04.2021 New 'godparents' for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Poland, Great Britain and Germany take over godparenthood for Andrzej Poczobut, Andrei Aliaksandrau and Ihar Salavei
23.04.2021 MPs from Great Britain and Ireland take over godparenthood for Dzianis Zhuk, Mark Antonau and Leu Tsialipka
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Nick Smith (House of Commons, Welsh Labour Party, Great Britain), Catherine West (House of Commons, Labour Party, Great Britain) and Deirdre Clune (European Parliament, Fine Gael, Ireland) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
13.04.2021 MPs from Germany, Denmark and the UK take over godparenthood for Viktar Siadou, Yauhen Kurhanau and Mikita Zalatarou
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Klaus Mindrup (Bundestag, SPD, Germany), Karen Melchior (European Parliament, Radikale Venstre, Denmark) and Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (British Upper House, Labour Party, Great Britain) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
27.03.2021 #WeStandBYyou: More 'godparents' for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Germany and Great Britain take over godparenthood for Illia Mihno, Ruslan Akostka and Aliaksandr Drazdou
24.03.2021 Free all political prisoners in Belarus!
Libereco has launched a petition to the regime in Belarus and calls for the release of all political prisoners in Belarus immediately.
17.03.2021 Hunger strikes and suicide attempts by political prisoners in Belarus: German Members of Parliament show their solidarity
Political prisoners in Belarus protest against inhuman conditions in prison by starting hunger strikes. Two of the detainees have attempted to take their own lives in the past weeks.
16.03.2021 #WeStandBYyou: New godparents for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Austria and Ireland take over godparenthood for Yauhen Kalinouski, Maksim Zinevich and Artsiom Takarchuk
09.03.2021 #WeStandBYyou: New godparents for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Switzerland and Ireland take over godparenthood for Aliaksandr Rayentau, Siarhei Drazdouski and Hleb Hatouka
04.03.2021 Swiss MPs to sponsor Ala Sharko, Anastasiya Mirontsava and Viktoryia Mirontsava
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Valérie Piller Carrard (National Council, SP), Mattea Meyer (National Council, SP) and Cédric Wermuth (National Council, SP) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
01.03.2021 MPs from Germany and Austria take over godparenthood for Aliaksandr Babich, Viktar Barushka and Tatsiana Lasitsa
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Ottmar von Holtz (Bundestag, Alliance90/The Greens), Petra Bayr (National Council, SPÖ) and Gisela Manderla (Bundestag, CDU) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
18.02.2021 MPs from Great Britain and Switzerland take over godparenthood for Ryhor Hunko, Illia Trakhtenberg and Kseniya Lutskina
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Baroness Angela Smith (House of Lords, Labour Party), Katharina Prelicz-Huber (National Council, The Greens) and Benjamin Roduit (National Council, The Centre) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
