Human Rights Activists Bialatski, Labkovich, Stefanovich Released From Prison

They were held behind bars for four years and five months.

December 13, 123 people were released from Lukashenko's prisons at once. Among them - the head and founder of the human rights center "Viasna", Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Beliatski, former vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Valentin Stefanovich, lawyer Vladimir Labkovich. They were held behind bars for four years and five months.

The released from captivity were probably taken to the territory of Lithuania and, possibly, Poland.

Reminder that on July 14, 2021, Ales Bialiatski, Vladimir Labkovich, Valentin Stefanovich and other "Viasnovtsy" were searched. The human rights activists were accused of "smuggling" and "financing group actions that grossly violate public order." In March 2023, Marina Zapasnik awarded them large sentences: Vladimir - 7 years of colony, Valentin - 9 years of colony, Ales - 10 years of colony.

The human rights defenders did not plead guilty to any article that was imputed to them. Later, the human rights defenders were added to the "list of extremists".

The coordinator of the volunteer service "Viasna" Marfa Rabkova is still behind bars.

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