News on the topic: political prisoners
14.01.2015 Mikalai Dziadok's mother asks MIA to stop haunting her son
Valiantsina Dziadok, the mother of the political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok, has addressed the Ministry of Internal Affairs with an open letter in which she expresses serious concern about the fate of her son, the pressure on whom in prison has been increased drastically in the recent time. She has told human rights defenders of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" about it.
14.01.2015 Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich sent back to colony in Shklou
A former candidate for Presidency in Belarus, Mikalai Statkevich, has been transferred back to the colony No. 17 in Shklou from Mahiliou prison No. 4.
10.01.2015 Yuru Rubtsou: other convicts are being set up against me
In a telephone conversation with human rights defenders from “Viasna” the political prisoner Yury Rubtsou, reported that the administration of the special settlement №7, where he is serving his sentence, was trying to set up against the political prisoners against him.
02.01.2015 Statkevich Sr. congratulated on the New Year
January 1, Baranavichy social activists and human rights defenders and congratulated Viktar Statkevich, the father of the political prisoner and ex-presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich on the New Year. This is the fifth New Year Viktar Statkevich has to celebrate without his son.
02.01.2015 Biaroza activists visit Yury Rubtsou
Since December 22 Homel resident Yury Rubtsou, sentenced to 18 months of personal restraint (after the use of amnesty), has been kept in the open penitentiary institution No. 7 in the village of Kuolin in Pruzhany district, where a co-chairman of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Pavel Seviarynets used to serve his 3-year term of personal restraint.
02.01.2015 National Human Rights Award 2014
The website charter97.org announced winners of the National Human Rights Award 2014.
29.12.2014 Political prisoner Ihar Alinevich visited by parents
Political prisoner Ihar Alinevich, who was sentenced to eight years in prison under strict regime, has been allowed to see his parents during a long meeting, which however lasted only 24 hours instead of the usual three days, according to Valiantsina Alinevich, the political prisoner’s mother.
24.12.2014 Yauhen Vaskovich receives medicines and clothes
Rushaniya Vaskovich, the mother of political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich, said that she had visited the Mahiliou-based penal colony No. 15 to pass him medicines and vitamins, as her son had health problems.
23.12.2014 Expert opinion on the case of Homel activist Yury Rubtsou
On December 21, it was reported that opposition activist Yury Rubtsou had been sent to open-type correctional facility No. 7 in the village of Kuplin, Pruzhany district, Brest region.
23.12.2014 Belarus has new political prisoner – Yury Rubtsou
Joint statement by the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
22.12.2014 Relatives visit political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich
Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich has been visited by his mother and grandmother. The meeting lasted two hours, according to the press-service of the Belarusian Christian Democracy.
19.12.2014 Eduard Lobau: I have to look around and decide what to do next
The Minsk office of the Belarusian Popular front hosted today the first press conference of former political prisoner Eduard Lobau, who was released yesterday after serving four years of imprisonment in penal colony No. 22 in Ivatsevichy.
18.12.2014 Maryna Adamovich visits Mikalai Statkevich in prison
The wife of the political prisoner was allowed to make two hours' conjugal visit with her husband in Mahileu prison. Maryna Adamovich, the wife of the former candidate for presidency in Belarus Mikalai Statkevich, told about it in her interview to "Radio Svaboda".
18.12.2014 Political prisoner Eduard Lobau released
Political prisoner Eduard Lobau has been released from penal colony No. 22 in Ivatsevichy. He was met by his family and associates at about 8 a.m. this morning.
16.12.2014 Baranavichy activists congratulate political prisoners on Christmas and New Year
Baranavichy civil society activists have sent colored postcards with Christmas and New Year congratulations to the political prisoners Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok, Eduard Lobau, Artsiom Prakapenka, Mikalai Statkevich and Yauhen Vaskovich.
