News on the topic: political prisoners
08.09.2015 Aliaksei Mikhalevich detained on Belarusian border and released under “non-leave recognizance” (updated)
As learned by the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, this morning a former presidential candidate in 2010, Aliaksei Mikhalevich, has been detained while crossing the border by train Vilnius-Minsk.
08.09.2015 What restrictions can be imposed on former political prisoners
After the release of six political prisoners there have been voiced many opinions as to which restrictions that may be imposed on them, since they all have outstanding convictions. Here we offer an explanation, given by the lawyer Pavel Sapelka for the website palitviazni.info.
02.09.2015 Stefanovich: The objective of the authorities was to clear the list of political prisoners
According to the website of the Investigative Committee of Belarus, the persons, charged in the "graffiti case", have been released under the recognizance not to leave.
01.09.2015 FIDH: Sentsov and Kolchenko trial : outrageous sentence, torture and rights violations
The sentencing on 25 August of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and civic and antifascist activist Alexander Kolchenko to respectively 20 and 10 years of severe regime detention is scandalous, declared today FIDH and ADC Memorial.
01.09.2015 Khadija Ismayilova Sentenced To 7.5 years in jail
September 1, Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced investigative journalist and the host of daily radio show on AzadliqRadiosu Khadija Ismayilova to 7 years and 6 months. Ismayilova was acquitted on the charge of incitement to attempt side under Article 125.
01.09.2015 Ihar Alinevich: Support from human rights defenders gave feeling that I have people to rely on
The former political prisoner met with human rights defenders after the release.
27.08.2015 UN Special Rapporteur: Release of political prisoners without rehabilitation is half step
Miklós Haraszti, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, welcomes the release of six Belarusian political prisoners.
26.08.2015 Human Rights Watch: Great News from Belarus but has Anything Really Changed?
The news was good, if unexpected: On August 22, Belarus’ President Aliaxander Lukashenka pardoned on “humanitarian grounds” six men imprisoned by the authorities. International and domestic rights groups and organizations had recognized them as “political prisoners” and had been pressuring Belarus for their release, in some cases for years.
26.08.2015 Martin Uggla: It’s naïve to think that “liberalisation” started in Belarus
Release of political prisoners changes nothing in the dictatorial system of power, Lukashenka is simply looking for a way out of the dire financial condition.
25.08.2015 Political prisoners released in Belarus
The Danish Institute for Human Rights welcomes the release of six political prisoners by the president Lukashenko.
25.08.2015 Ukrainian Filmmaker Sentenced To 20 Years On Terror Charges
A court in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has sentenced to 20 years in prison an acclaimed Ukrainian film director who had been accused of masterminding terrorist attacks in Crimea.
24.08.2015 Human Rights Center "Viasna" welcomes release of six political prisoners and calls on authorities to take more steps aimed at systemic changes of human rights situation in Belarus. A statement.
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" welcomes the release of six political prisoners and calls on the authorities to take more steps aimed at systemic changes in the field of human rights in Belarus
24.08.2015 Statkevch to remain under police supervision
The former political prisoner received a release certificate.
24.08.2015 U.S., EU Welcome Release Of Belarus Opposition Figures
The U.S. State Department has welcomed the release from prison of Belarus opposition politician and former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich and five others.
22.08.2015 Viasna welcomes release of political prisoners and calls for further steps to improve human rights situation in Belarus
The Human Rights Center "Viasna" welcomes the release of six political prisoners – Mikalai Statkevich, Mikalai Dziadok, Ihar Alinevich, Yauhen Vaskovich, Artsiom Prakapenka and Yury Rubtsou, and calls on the Belarusian authorities to take more steps in order to improve the situation in the field of fundamental civil and political rights, said Valiantsin Stefanovich, Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna".
