News on the topic: political prisoners
26.08.2021 Observatory urges Belarus to release Viasna members ahead of trial in Homieĺ
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Belarus.
26.08.2021 Members of Parliament from Sweden and Ireland adopt political prisoners Dzianis Khazei, Aliaksandr Kazlianka and Valiantsin Kolb
As part of Libereco’s #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, Lotta Olsson (Swedish Parliament, The Moderates), Laila Naraghi (Swedish Parliament, Social Democratic Party) and Gerard Craughwell (Seanad Éireann, Independent, Ireland) are taking over godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
25.08.2021 Human rights defenders demand retrials and release of four new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
23.08.2021 HRDs call to release 9 persons convicted of defamation offenses
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
23.08.2021 Trial of Viasna’s Homieĺ members set for September 3
Human rights defender of Viasna Leanid Sudalenka and volunteer Tatsiana Lasitsa have been detained for seven months.
21.08.2021 6 more political prisoners convicted over “riots” in Brest
The Maskoŭski District Court of Brest announced a verdict in the case of “mass disorders” that allegedly took place on August 10, 2020.
21.08.2021 Political prisoners Ihar Liashchenia, Viktar Kuushynau are free
Viktar Kuushynau, product director at the PandaDoc software company, and Ihar Liashchenia, former Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, were released yesterday.
20.08.2021 4 more political prisoners convicted in defamation trials
Joint statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
19.08.2021 Press Club members released after 8 months in detention
Four members of Press Club Belarus, founder and chairperson Yuliya Slutskaya, her son Piotr Slutski, financial director Siarhei Alsheuski and program director Ala Sharko, have been released after spending eight months in pre-trial detention, nashaniva.com said.
19.08.2021 Human rights defenders call to release BelaPAN employees
Statement by representatives of the Belarusian human rights community
18.08.2021 7 more protesters listed as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.08.2021 Release political prisoner Ihar Liashchenia!
Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations
16.08.2021 Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau sentenced to heavy term in mock trial
The Saviecki District Court of Minsk sentenced Latypau to eight and a half years in prison and a fine of 8,700 rubles.
13.08.2021 Aliaksei Kudzin and Andrei Sakalouski are political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights community
12.08.2021 3 to 4 1/2 years in prison: Six political prisoners convicted in another trial over Brest “riots”
The Lieninski District Court of Brest announced today its verdict in the third trial of protesters accused of “rioting” during the post-election events of August 9-10, 2020.
