News on the topic: political prisoners
17.05.2016 EU: Former Political Prisoners Must Be Vindicated
The EU is still concerned about human rights issue in Belarus.
08.02.2016 Belarusian government sees no politics in Yury Rubtsou’s case
The Belarusian government has responded to a complaint submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of former political prisoner Yury Rubtsou. The letter says that Rubtsou was not prosecuted for expressing his opinion, but for disobeying a lawful order from a police officer.
05.02.2016 Court in Vaŭkavysk removes police supervision of Mikalai Autukhovich
On February 4, the Vaŭkavysk District Court ruled to cancel the preventive supervision of former political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich, after 22 months of restrictive measures.
10.12.2015 Former Political Prisoner Yury Rubtsou Applied For Asylum In Germany
Yury Rubtsou is waiting for the decision on political asylum in Nuremberg.
10.12.2015 Rights Activist Leyla Yunus Freed From Jail In Azerbaijan
Prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus has been freed from prison on grounds of her deteriorating health, although she and her fellow activist husband both face treason charges in a separate case.
09.12.2015 Ales Bialiatski helps Amnesty International “write for rights” (video)
Amnesty International’s Flemmish office has produced a series of videos featuring former prisoner of conscience from Belarus Ales Bialiatski, whose release was made possible thanks to global solidarity campaigns.
07.12.2015 Human rights organizations of Belarus recognize Mikhail Zhamchuzhny political prisoner
We do not rule out that there certain illegal behavior by Mikhail Zhamchuzhny could be the result of provocation of crime: incitement, inducement, encouragement, directly or indirectly, to commit unlawful acts.
01.12.2015 List of political prisoners
The Human Rights Center “Viasna” considers the following people as political prisoners in Belarus and demands their immediate release.
27.11.2015 Court of Appeals in Baku confirms 7.5-year prison term for critical journalist Khadija Ismayilova
On November 25, the Baku Court of Appeals upheld the 7.5-year sentence for investigative journalist and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contributor Khadija Ismayilova, RFE/RL Azerbaijani service said.
09.11.2015 FIDH calls on French President to fight for release of Leyla Yunus
Karim Lahidji, FIDH President, Sidiki Kaba and Michel Blum, both FIDH Honorary Presidents have been promoted in the National Order of the Legion of Honour today, Friday 6 November 2015, by President François Hollande at the Elysee Palace.
10.10.2015 Procession of National Flag in Minsk (updated)
A number of politicians and public figures have called on people to take part in the rally and procession on October 10 in central Minsk. People were told to come to Svabody Square at 5 p.m. and then proceed to Yakub Kolas Square under national white-red-white flags.
11.09.2015 Report on monitoring of the picket "For Fair and Free Elections" in Minsk on September 10
The picket of September 10, 2015 was of peaceful nature. The absence of an application for holding the mass event, as required by law, is not a reason to limit the freedom of peaceful assembly.
11.09.2015 Picket “For Fair and Free Elections” held in downtown Minsk
Former political prisoner and presidential candidate of the Republic of Belarus in 2010 Mikalai Statkevich stated he would hold an electoral picket on September 10 with the demand of free elections. The action started at 6 p.m.
11.09.2015 Mikalai Statkevich intends to use possibilities of electoral campaign
At the unauthorized picket “For Free and Fair Elections”, held near the City Department Store (HUM) on September 10, former political prisoner and presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich promised to invite Aliaksandr Lukashenka to a meeting in the coming weeks.
09.09.2015 Former political prisoner Statkevich still eager to hold his electoral picket and treats police intimidation with irony
The former political prisoner told “Nasha Niva” that on September 8 he was summonsed for a “talk” to the Main Police Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee. The reason was that he intended to hold a picket in the center of Minsk (near HUM department store) on September 10 do demand free elections.
