News on the topic: political prisoners
13.09.2013 European Parliament nominates Bialiatski, Lobau and Statkevich for Sakharov prize
40 European MPs signed for the nomination of the Belarusian political prisoners for this prestigeous prize.
06.09.2013 Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich calls on human rights activists to deal with investigator Alikhver's case
Mr. Autukhovich encourages human rights organizations to initiate proceedings against the investigator on his first case, Mikalai Alikhver, who now lives in the U.S..
05.09.2013 Andrei Haidukou got transferred to Mahiliou penal colony
Andrei Haidukou, a 23-year-old social activist, worker of the Navapolatsk oil-processing plant “Naftan”, punished with 1.5 years of imprisonment, has been transferred from the Vitsebsk remand prison to the Mahiliou penal colony No. 19.
03.09.2013 Police to deal with the journalist of “Sovetskaya Belorussiya” who published Haidukou's letters
The Savetski District Prosecutor's Office of Minsk filed to the police an appeal of the “Center of Legal Information” concerning the disclosure of the secret of investigation by a journalist of “Sovetskaya Belorussiya”.
03.09.2013 Political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich released from jail
At 5.30 a.m. on 3 September the political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich was released from the Ivatsevichy colony.
02.09.2013 Illia Dabratvor to be tried for white-red-white flag
On 30 August in Minsk the police detained the entrepreneur Illia Dabratvor.
30.08.2013 Postcards for political prisoners fail to reach destination
The Office of the MEP Marek Migalski received back the parcel it had sent to Belarusian political prisoners. The parcel had a label “Forbidden" on it. It contains over a hundred postcards with words of support for political prisoners Mikalai Statkevich and Dzmitry Dashkevich, Radio Racyja reports.
29.08.2013 Zmitser Dashkevich: “I will continue my socio-political activities”
Zmitser Dashkevich was arrested together with his colleague Eduard Lobau the day before the peaceful post-election protests, on 18 December, in a court yard in Panamarenka Street in Minsk. They were charged with beating two passers-by. However, nobody could see these people at the trial – they hid in a room and gave their testimonies through closed doors.
29.08.2013 Trial of political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich to be held 30 August
The court sitting will be held at 2.30 p.m. on 30 August in Ivatsevichy colony where the political prisoner is serving his term. The court is to decide whether to establish a preventive supervision over him after his release from jail which is to take place 3 September.
28.08.2013 Political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich got released from jail
The leader of the "Young Front" Zmitser Dashkevich was released from Hrodna prison today, on 28 August. It happened at half past six in the morning. The prisoner of conscience was met by dozens of people – friends, journalists and his wife – Anastasiya Dashkevich.
27.08.2013 Supreme Court rejects appeal by Andrei Haidukou
The Supreme Court considered today an appeal by Andrei Haidukou and ruled to uphold the verdict. On July 1, in a closed trial Andrei Haidukou was found guilty of attempting to establish contacts with a foreign intelligence service with no evidence of high treason.
22.08.2013 Mikalai Statkevich starts getting letters and greetings
Political prisoner and former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich finally started receiving birthday greetings and other letters, says the politician's wife Maryna Adamovich. Previously, the messages were almost completely blocked by the administration of the Mahiliou prison No. 4, Radio Racyja reports.
22.08.2013 Political prisoner Prakapenka can receive food parcels
The administration of penal colony No. 15 in Mahiliou lifted a ban on food parcels for Artsiom Prakapenka, says his father Anatol Prakapenka, as quoted by the Nasha Niva newspaper.
21.08.2013 Ales Bialiatski allowed short meeting with family
The imprisoned leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatski was visited today by his wife Natallia Pinchuk and sister Volha in the Babruisk-based penal colony No. 2.
19.08.2013 Prison administration refuses to allow rights defender Byalyatski to be visited by wife
The administration of Correctional Institution No. 2 said that it had found no grounds to overturn its decision to bar imprisoned human rights defender Ales Byalyatski from receiving a conjugal visit.
