News on the topic: detention conditions
20.12.2011 Ales Bialiatski’s meeting with dying father possible on paper only
The wife of imprisoned Viasna leader Ales Bialiatski has received another reply from Chair of Minsk Pershamaiski District Court Mrs. Tamara Vysotskaya on the possibility of Bialiatski’s meeting with his father who is said to be on his death-bed.
16.12.2011 Text message from colony: Mikalaj Autukhovich slashes his wrists
Radio Liberty's correspondent received a text message from Ivatsevichy colony No. 5 that the political prisoner had attempted to commit suicide.
30.11.2011 Lawyer not allowed to meet Andrei Sannikau again
The ex-presidential candidate has not been able to meet his lawyer for two weeks.
24.11.2011 Sannikov is in prison outside Vitsebsk. Lawyer denied access to him again
A lawyer has been denied access to Andrei Sannikov in penal colony Vitsba-3 today.
21.11.2011 Political prisoner Autukhovich goes on hunger strike in disciplinary cell
Vaukavysk entrepreneur Mikalai Autukhovich, who is currently serving his 5-year term for alleged illegal possession and transportation of firearms, keeps being harassed by the administration of Ivatsevichy penal colony, as he has been placed in a disciplinary cell for reported disobeying orders.
17.11.2011 Urgent appeal: Viasna demands to stop abuse against Andrei Sannikau and his family
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” urges the Belarusian authorities to immediately put an end to abuses against prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau and his family.
16.11.2011 BELARUSIAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE MISSING
The whereabouts of Belarusian prisoner of conscience Andrei Sannikau are currently unknown. Amnesty International fears he may be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
26.10.2011 Polish MEP calls for support of imprisoned opposition politician Bandarenka
Marek Migalski, a Polish member of the European Parliament, has called on the EP and Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, to support opposition politician Dzmitry Bandarenka who is serving a prison term in connection with last December’s post-election protest in Minsk.
25.10.2011 NGO Platforma addresses Constitutional Court
The Platforma information and educational NGO has addressed the Constitutional Court with a statement on a number of legal acts, questioning their compliance with the Basic Law, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
25.10.2011 Vileika human rights defender receives negative reply to his complaint
Vileika human rights defender Uladzimir Maliarchuk has received a negative reply to his complaint of police-related violence and poor detention conditions in local detention center, where he had to spend 5 days for involvement in a “silent protest”.
30.09.2011 Andrei Sannikau is in Babruisk colony
He was transported from Mahilyou to Babruisk at 7 p.m. yesterday.
28.09.2011 Khalip: The situation is crucial. Sannikau and Dashkevich may not come out
Andrej Sannikau urged to save Zmitser Dashkevich through his lawyer and told that he was threatened with death during transportation.
26.09.2011 UN Committee admits violation in Brest activist’s case
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has admitted the violations made against civil activist Inha Abramava at a detention center in Brest.
26.09.2011 No parcels for Dashkevich allowed
Mrs. Tatsiana Seviarynets, Vitsebsk regional coordinator of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, has not been allowed sending a food and clothes parcel to the imprisoned Young Front leader and BCD activist Zmitser Dashkevich, who has been recently transported to Vitsebsk penal colony and is currently awaiting transfer, the Belarusian Christian Democracy press-service reports.
23.09.2011 Viasna demands to stop harassment of Sannikau and Dashkevich
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” expresses its concern over the transfers of political prisoners Andrei Sannikau and Zmitser Dashkevich.
