GOLOS founder detained at Belarusian border
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
Liliya Shibanova. Photo by TASS
Liliya Shibanova, founder of the Russian Association of non-profit organizations “In Defense of Voters’ Rights GOLOS”, was detained last night by Belarusian border guards while crossing the Lithuanian border on a train to Moscow.
The incident happened at the Hudahaj station. Mrs. Shibanova was travelling to Moscow via Belarus to take part in a meeting of the Russian Human Rights Council scheduled for May 16. She was forced to leave the train and offered to undergo a body search.
In 2013, the GOLOS Association, which deals with election monitoring, became the first Russian non-profit organization to be labelled a ‘foreign agent’. The NGO’s founder Liliya Shibanova soon left the country and is now living abroad.
