New political prisoner in Belarus
Activist of the “European Belarus” civil campaign Alyaksandr Barazenka was arrested on October 27 in a building of the Investigative Committee of Preliminary Investigation of the city militia department of the Minsk city executive committee, where he had been called in for questioning. The oppositionist is one of the figures of the Trial of 14, a criminal case, instigated on article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus against participants of a peaceful rally of entrepreneurs, held in Minsk on January 10, 2008. It is remarkable that he was arrested just after the European Union lifted sanctions on high ranking Belarusian officials.
Topic: New political prisoner in Belarus
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12:00 Iryna Krasouskaya: “In Belarus people were murdered for their political stand” 32
“Over the period of 10 years many times we heard different versions of disappearances of oppositionists in Belarus, and the most monstrous of them were originated by Lukashenka,” stated the widow of the abducted businessman and public leader Anatol Krasouski.
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15:46 Barazenka: “We are hostages in a game started by Belarusian authorities with the West” (Video) 6
Convicted in the Case of 14 are political prisoners, Alyaksandr Barazenka, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, thinks.
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16:39 Alyaksandr Barazenka sentenced to 1 year of restriction of freedom (Photo, video) 22
An activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Barazenka has been sentenced by court of Tsentralny district of Minsk to 1 year of imprisonment without sending to a correctional facility. The verdict has been passed by Judge Natalya Vajtsekhovich. The political prisoner was released in the court room.
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15:36 Alena and Alyaksandr Barazenka: “One has to be a parent to understand that” 3
During the recess “Nasha Niva” reporter talked to mother and father of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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10:17 Provocations in court organized by BRSM secretary Uladzimir Tsyukhai 64
Radio Svaboda found out the name of a person who took students of Belarusian Agricultural Technical University to the trial over the political prisoner and insulted Alyaksandr Barazenka’s mother.
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9:42 Fireworks in honour of political prisoner (Photo)
On December 7, on the last day before the trial, a rally of solidarity with the imprisoned activist of “European Belarus” campaign Ales Barazenka was held in front of the remand prison in Valadarski Street.
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7:21 Alyaksandr Barazenka stands trial in Minsk 1
Alyaksandr Barazenka, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, stands trial in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk. The oppositionist was arrested for participation in entrepreneurs’ protest rallies. Human rights activists consider persecution of Alyaksandr Barazenka to be politically motivated.
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10:56 Rallies in support of political prisoner Barazenka held near Minsk remand prison and KGB (Photo)
Rallies in support of political prisoner Alyaksandar Barazenka continue. Every day at 7 p.m. young people gather near the doors of the remand prison to express their solidarity.
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12:20 Three activists of “Young Belarus” detained in Polatsk for action of solidarity with political prisoner
A young activist from Polatsk Ales Krutkin and two his fellow activists planned to hold a rally in support of political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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11:10 Portraits of political prisoner Barazenka near Valadarski Street prison (Photo) 1
Young activists continue to come to the remand prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk to support Alyaksandr Barazenka, who stays there before trial.
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11:31 Actions of solidarity with political prisoner Barazenka go on (Photo)
An action of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka was traditionally held near the detention facility in Valadarski Street of Minsk yesterday.
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13:37 Rallies of solidarity with political prisoner Barazenka held near prison for 12 days (Photo, video)
For 12 days rallies of solidarity with Alyaksandar Barazenka near the remand prison in Valadarski Street.
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18:22 Action in Minsk: young oppositionists demand to release political prisoner Barazenka (Photo) 2
An action in support of political prisoner Barazenka was held near “Belarus” department store in Minsk.
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10:48 German human rights activists to Merkel: “Dictator must know about democratic Europe’s determination” 4
A human rights movement “Berliner Aktion “Demokratie in Europa” has sent an open letter to the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, with a call to help to release political prisoners in Belarus.
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9:27 30 people carrying portraits of political prisoner came to detention facility in Valadarski Street (Photo) 2
A traditional action of solidarity was held in Minsk near the detention facility, where political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka is kept.
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18:38 Minsk full of portraits of political prisoner Barazenka (Photo) 5
Announcement posts in the centre of Minsk were plastered with portraits of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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11:35 Action of solidarity with Alyaksandr Barazenka have been holding near detention facility for a week (Photo) photo 1
A traditional action of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka was held yesterday near the detention facility in Valadarski Street of Minsk.
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13:50 7th day of rallies in support of Barazenka near remand prison (Photo) 2
On November 25 near the remand prison No. 1 in Valadarski Street in Minsk young activists held the rally of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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13:14 Political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka to stand trial December 8
Alyaksandr Barazenka, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, is to stand trial in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk on Monday December 8.
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18:12 EC’s Commissioner: ”It is essential that Belarus remains a country without political prisoners” 11
Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner called on the Belarusian authorities to release political prisoners.
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9:47 Demands to release Belarusian political prisoners heard in Kyiv (Photo)
On November 22 a rally with a demand to release Alyaksandr Barazenka and other Belarusian political prisoners was held in Kyiv.
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9:23 Police against rally of solidarity with political prisoner (Photo)
Police tried to disband a new rally of solidarity of young people who demanded release of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka held near the remand prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk.
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8:47 Political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka stopped hunger strike
After 7 days of hunger strike the young activist agreed to stop the protest, his lawyer Paval Sapelka says.
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11:03 Rallies of solidarity with political prisoner Barazenka to take place daily (Photo) 4
Activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” plan together near the building of Minsk remand prison at 7 p.m. every day.
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16:58 Youth reminds: There are political prisoners in Belarus (Photo)
Graffiti “Political Prisoners Exist!” and “Freedom for Barazenka!” appeared in the Minsk center today.
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10:36 Mother of political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka: “We are proud of our son” 5
Alena Barazenka, the mother of the political prisoner of the “European Belarus” civil campaign Alyaksandr Barazenka, stated in an interview to Radio Svaboda that from the beginning she supported her son in his social and political activities.
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9:36 Authorities hide truth about political prisoner Barazenka 2
A lawyer wasn’t allowed to visit political prisoner Barazenka, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, keeping in a detention facility in Valadarski Street.
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16:45 Political prisoner Barazenka went on hunger strike in detention facility 18
Activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Barazenka has gone on a protest hunger strike in the Minsk detention facility and is going to continue it unless he is released. He wrote this in a letter to his friends. The letter was written on November 10, so the strike may be lasting for a week.
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8:37 Action of solidarity in Belarus: Freedom for Barazenka! (Photo,video, being updated) 6
Several actions demanding to release political prisoners were held in the center of Minsk on the Day of Belarusian Solidarity, November 16. Activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, “Young Front” and “Young Belarus” came to squares of the Belarusian capital carrying portraits of Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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9:09 Freedom to political prisoners of Belarus demanded in Poland (Photo) 1
About a dozen of people staged a picket near the Belarusian consulate in Bialystok under a slogan “Freedom to Barazenka!”
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15:32 Letters of political prisoner: “The main thing is to believe and not to give up”
A political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka has sent his comrades a letter from Minsk remand prison where he is kept for two weeks already.
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9:39 Actions demanding freedom for political prisoners in Brest (Photo)
Actions of protest against imprisonment of Alyaksandr Barazenka, activist of the “European Belarus” civil campaign, began in Brest.
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16:52 Rallies in support of political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka held in regions
Street rallies are held and leaflets with information about the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka are distributed in Pinsk. At the moment Barazenka is held in the remand prison in Minsk.
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20:03 Freedom for Barazenka! (Video, photo) 8
Activists of the “European Belarus” civil campaign held some street actions today demanding to release political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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17:24 Oppositionists detained in Pinsk for action of solidarity with political prisoner
Four activists of democratic movement were detained in Pinsk for a picket of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.
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10:53 Sanctions against Lukashenka lifted, and political prisoners appeared in Belarus immediately 31
The human rights centre “Viasna” has made a statement in connection with the arrest of the activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, participant of the Process of Fourteen Alyaksandar Barazenka.
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10:27 Participants of Process of Fourteen demand release of Alyaksandar Barazenka 1
Yesterday during the interrogation in the investigation department of Minsk police the activist was arrested and placed to a remand prison in Valadarski Street.
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17:03 Participant of “Process of Fourteen” arrested and placed to remand prison 12
Today the last participant of the Process of Fourteen, an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Barazenka has been placed under arrest to a remind prison in Valadarski Street. The young activist took part in protest rallies of market vendors in January this year.
