News on the topic: political prisoners
22.02.2013 Political prisoner Autukhovich reprimanded again
Mikalai Autukhovich found out about the penalty by accident in three month after it was pronounced.
18.02.2013 Trial of BCD Vitsebsk activists put off till 21 February
The trial of Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy facing administrative charges for illegal picketing in central Vitsebsk on Friday afternoon, will be resumed on 21 February, after Judge Ina Hrabouskaya met the defendants’ motion requesting a counsel.
17.02.2013 Autukhovich not to apply for clemency
This was told by an activist from the district center of Haradok Leanid Haravy, referring to a letter received from the political prisoner. In particular, Leanid Haravy says: “In my previous letter I wrote to him that the head of state was waiting for at least three words from political prisoners – “Please release me”. However, Autukhovich said he was not going to write even three words.
15.02.2013 Aliaksei Stuk: penalties to Bialiatski and Statkevich match their crimes
"There are some shortcomings in Belarusian prisons, but they don't exceed the framework of the Criminal-Executive Code and other legal acts", stated the deputy Prosecutor General Aliaksei Stuk.
15.02.2013 Political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich spent more than 150 days in penal cell
Yauhen Vaskovich has been kept in the penal cell almost every fourth day of his conviction since the announcement of the verdict. He has received more than 40 reprimands and has been put in the penal cell for more than 20 times. As a result, according to the responsible secretary of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Dzianis Sadouski, he spent there more than 150 days.
14.02.2013 Iryna Khalip allowed to meet with her husband in the UK
The spouse of the former presidential candidate was granted the possibility to temporarily leave Belarus.
12.02.2013 Provocations against political prisoner Statkevich resumed
According to statkevich.org, on 8 February the former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich phoned his relatives.
11.02.2013 The Dutch present the Belarusian ambassador a golden coin with a portrait of Bialiatski
Furthermore, the Dutch section of "Amnesty International" gathered more than 84.000 signatures for the release of Ales Bialiatski. All signatures were passed to the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus to the Kingdom of Netherlands.
11.02.2013 Human rights defenders congratulate Vasil Parfiankou on his release from jail (photos)
The political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou was released from the Babruisk remand prison #6 at about 11 a.m. on 9 February. He was met by friends and comrades-in-arms, human rights defenders, public and political activists from Minsk and Baranavichy.
09.02.2013 Political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou to be released today
The participant of the post-election protests of 19 December 2010 Vasil Parfiankou is to be released on 9 February. At present he is serving an arrest term in the remand prison in Baranavichy.
08.02.2013 KGB postpones hearings on appeal of BCD activist Aleh Aksionau
The court hearing at the Mahiliou Region Court on appeal of a coordinator of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Aleh Aksionau against the State Security Committee (KGB) was postponed on the KGB request.
05.02.2013 Political prisoner Prakapenka: cold workshop, bronchitis and "Populyarnaya Mehanika"
In the evening of 4 February the 22-year-old political prisoner Artsiom Prakapenka phoned home.
04.02.2013 Unlawful food restrictions for Mikalai Statkevich
The former presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich who is kept in the Mahiliou cell-type prison facility, still suffers from various restrictions and the high-security prison regime.
31.01.2013 Yauhen Vaskovich’s Babruisk friends suspect political prisoner doesn’t receive all letters
The friends and associates of political prisoner Yauhen Vaskovich once again express their doubt that all their letters reach their destination.
29.01.2013 Belarusian Wall (video)
A short movie was posted on the internet about the Belarusian politically imprisoned anarchists.
