News on the topic: political prisoners
09.04.2015 Human rights activists: the authorities want to get Rubtsou isolated for the time of the presidential campaign
Human rights activists register the general deterioration of the situation of political prisoners in Belarus and an increased pressurization aimed at forcing them to concessions. This was stated in an commentary given by human rights activist Tatsiana Reviaka on the arrest of political prisoner Yury Rubtsou and the new criminal case against him.
08.04.2015 Human rights organizations demand to stop pressurization of Mikalai Statkevich
Legal Transformation Centre Lawtrend and Human Rights Centre "Viasna" filed a appeal to the Department of Corrections and the administration of the penal colony №17 in Shklou concerning the increased pressure on the political prisoner..
07.04.2015 Yury Rubtsou may be given official charges today
April 6, political prisoner Yury Rubtsou was taken to the Pruzhany district department of the Investigative Committee due to instigation of criminal proceedings under Article 415 of the Criminal Code, evasion from serving penalty in the form of deprivation of liberty). The article envisages up to three years in prison. Today in the evening he may be presented official charges.
06.04.2015 New criminal case instigated against Yury Rubtsou
April 6, political prisoner Yury Rubtsou was taken to the Pruzhany District Department of the Investigative Committee from the open corrective facility No. 7 in the village of Kuplin, together with his personal belongings.
06.04.2015 Mikalai Statkevich may face another criminal case
Over the last week the political prisoner was issued a number of penalties. The prison administration drew up eight acts about it. As reported by his wife, Maryna Adamovich, the political prisoner has been deprived of the short-term meeting with her, appointed on April, and a food parcel.
06.04.2015 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich's problems with mail correspondence persist
Civil society activists who have been sending letters to Mr. Vaskovich haven't received letters from him for a long time already.
06.04.2015 “Lukashenka Go Away” tattoo author searched
Investigators from Brest are looking for the person who tattooed "Lukashenka go away" on Yury Rubtsou's body.
03.04.2015 Human Rights Center "Viasna" demands that the Parliament repeal Article 411 of the Criminal Code
Human rights defenders continue to insist that no one should be punished twice for the same action.
26.03.2015 Pavel Sapelka: Only one political prisoner has chances for release under amnesty
The authorities are preparing another large-scale amnesty, according to euroradio.by. Lawyer of the unregistered Human Rights Center "Viasna" Pavel Sapelka says that the amnesty bill has not yet been published. However, all such acts have similarities and general principles, so we can now assume whether political prisoners can be amnestied.
25.03.2015 Mikalai Statkevich does not hope for early release
Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich, the last of the presidential candidates in the2010 election, which is still held behind bars, does not hope for his early release. In a letter to journalist Barys Vyrvich, the political prisoner, who is serving a sentence in Shklou penal colony No. 17, tells about “another exacerbation”, saying that “the trends are opposite”.
24.03.2015 Yury Rubtsou seeks to recover moral damages from judge Palulekh
An appeal of political prisoner Yury Rubtsou against a refusal of Minsk’s Leninski District Court to hear his suit to recover moral damages from Judge Kiryl Palulekh has been appointed for March 26. The decision was announced on March 6 by Judge Veranika Abramovich. The verdict referred to a lack of jurisdiction.
24.03.2015 Ales Bialiatski: Open letter by political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok reveals the terrible truth
The head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" commented on his Facebook public page on the appeal published today by political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok.
24.03.2015 Mikalai Dziadok: "I want to be the last convict under Article 411 of the Criminal Code"
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" published an open letter by political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok, who draws attention to the gross violations of the rights of those held in prisons, disadvantages and throw-backs of correctional institutions, as well as unfair punishment under Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
13.03.2015 Eduard Lobau gets fined for violation of the regime of preventive supervision
Former political prisoner, co-Chair of "Young Front" Eduard Lobau, who has been under preventive supervision of the police since his release from jail, was punished for its violation.
12.03.2015 Brest resident arrested for leaflets “freedom for political prisoners”
Siarhei Sukhaverkhi from Brest is in custody. Charter97.org learnt it from his friends.
