News on the topic: political prisoners
16.08.2013 Statkievich fainted in prison cell
The political prisoner’s wife Maryna Adamovich reported of the incident.
16.08.2013 Police supervision after release from jail
Zmitser Dashkeivch will be placed under police supervision after the release. BelaPAN news agency has learnt it from Anastasia Dashkeivch, the political prisoner's wife.
15.08.2013 Marek Migalski: We were not allowed to meet with political prisoners
A meeting with political prisoners is an essential demand of the EP's delegation to Belarus. Charter97.org has learnt it from member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski.
14.08.2013 Prison authorities see no grounds for revoking reprimands imposed on Ales Bialiatski
The administration of the Babruisk-based penal colony No. 2, where Ales Bialiatski is serving his sentence, replied to an appeal from the Belarusian Association of Journalists demanding milder conditions of his detention.
13.08.2013 Birthday greetings not passed to political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich
Today, 12 August, is the birthday of the political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich. As his wife, Maryna Adamovich, stated to Radio “Liberty”, the administration of the Mahiliou prison No.4 doesn't pass him many postcards with greetings.
12.08.2013 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich placed in penal cell again
The activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Yauhen Vaskovich served another ten-day term in the penal cell in the Mahiliou prison No. 4.
06.08.2013 More actions of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski held in Belarus (photos)
According to our information, social and human rights activists held some more actions of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski and other political prisoners in different parts of Belarus.
06.08.2013 “Young Front” activist Uladzimir Yaromenak to be tried on 19 August
"Yesterday afternoon I got a call from the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk and was asked to come there to pick up a resolution on the appointment of the trial. Together with the decision I was handed a summons with the date and time of the hearing, and was warned that in case of my failure to appear in court the measure of restraint will be changed for me," said the activist.
05.08.2013 Banner “freedom to political prisoners” hanged out on the building of the Belarusian Embassy
An action dedicated to the second anniversary of the arrest of Ales Bialiatski took place in the capital of Lithuania.
05.08.2013 Action of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners held in Warsaw
A conference on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus was held in Warsaw. The event was attended by the European MP Marek Migalski, the chief editor of the website charter97.org Natallia Radzina, the former political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka and the head of the educational program named after Kastus Kalinouski, Yan Malicki.
05.08.2013 Kyiv: action of solidarity with political prisoners assaulted by people in masks
In Maryinskyj park in Kyiv, where the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society in Belarus was marked on 4 August, unknown people in masks tore down photos of Belarusian actions of protests and slogans with the demand to release political prisoners.
05.08.2013 Bialiatski is supported in Bishkek
An action of solidarity with the Belarusian human rights defender was held in the capital of Kyrghizstan.
05.08.2013 Photo fact: Belarusian Human Rights House takes part in Solidarity Day
On 4 August, the International Day of Solidarity with the Civil Society of Belarus, the former Ambassador of Sweden to Belarus Stefan Ericsson, who worked at this position in 2008-2012, signed postcards for Belarusian prisoners.
05.08.2013 Actions in support of Ales Bialiatski and all Belarusian political prisoners held in different parts of Belarus (photos)
Support of actions of various forms and scale were held in a number of large cities of Belarus.
04.08.2013 Homel human rights defender holds action of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski (photos)
On 4 August Homel human rights activist Anatol Paplauny held an action of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski. He distributed several hundred of postcards with information about the well-known human rights activist, political prisoner who had been arrested by the Belarusian authorities on 4 August 2011.
