Freedom to political prisoners!
Sunday of December 19, 2010, was called “bloody” in Belarus. On the day of the presidential elections, a peaceful rally against the rigged election results was brutally dispersed and more than 1000 people, among them most presidential candidates, members of their teams, journalists and human rights activists, were arrested. More than 40 people were jailed. Presidential candidates and activists of their teams received unprecedentedly long jail sentences – from 2 to 6 years.
Innocent people spent almost a year behind bars facing torture and inhuman treatment. Lukashenka had to release some political prisoners due to Western sanctions and the catastrophic state of the country's economy.
Presidential candidate Mikalai Statkevich and 5 activists are still in jail.
The international community and human rights organisations demand to release the Belarusian prisoners of conscience. Seeking the release of remaining 6 political prisoners, the European Union and the United States imposed visa restrictions and economic sanctions on dictator's cronies – officials and businessmen involved in repressions and providing financial aid to the regime.
Yury Rubtsou: 225140, Brest obl., Pruzhany r-n, d. Kuplin, IUOT №7
Yauheny Vaskovich: 212011, Mahilou, ul. Krupskoi 99а, prison №4
Mikalai Dzyadok: 212011, Mahilou, ul. Krupskoi 99а, prison №4
Ihar Alinevich: 211300, Vitebskaya oblast, Vitebski r-n, p. Vitba. IK № 3
Artyom Prakapenka: 212013, Mahilou, Slavgorodskoye Shosse 183, IK №15
Mikalai Statkevich: 213004, Shklov, ul.1-ya Zavodskaya, 8, IK-17
Topic: Freedom to political prisoners!
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15:50 Eduard Lobau: I'm not so naïve to believe in amnesty for political prisoners
The mother of political prisoner Lobau, who serves his term in Ivatsevichy correctional facility No. 22, returned home after a short visit to her son.
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13:36 Action of solidarity with Vaskovich took place near KGB building photo
Youth activists made photos with the pictures of the political prisoner near the KGB building in Minsk.
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8:22 Autukhovich denied medical aid in prison 8
The authorities of a prison in Hrodna don't allow political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich to have a checkup.
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14:05 Behind bars Uladzimir Jaromienak reads Pushkin in Belarusian
The political prisoner is supposed to be released on 11 March.
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17:11 Political prisoner Parfiankou transferred to Horki
Vasily Parfiankou was transfered to correctional colony No. 9 in Horki on February 11.
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8:22 Andrzej Wajda: Only organisation with several thousand army can make dictators listen (Video) photo video 10
The world-acclaimed Polish director showed his support to the Belarusian political prisoners.
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14:20 Ales Bialiatski: Finalist for the 2014 Front Line Defenders Award
The international organization Front Line Defenders presented the Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the first of six finalists for the 10th annual Front Line Defenders Award.
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16:30 Mikalai Autukhovich can't receive letters from Ukrainian protesters
Postcards and telegrams from Ukrainian protesters haven't been delivered to the Belarusian political prisoner.
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16:50 Ihar Alinevich: Political prisoners are only drop of horror in Belarusian penitentiary system 12
The parents of political prisoner Alinevich visited him in a correctional colony.
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12:15 Polish MP met Natalia Pinchuk 2
Adam Lipinski met the spouse of political prisoner Ales Bialatski in Minsk.
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11:59 Vaskovich’s relatives visited him in prison 2
Jauhien Vaskovich’s mother and grandmother visited him in prison.
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11:23 EU not ready for compromise on political prisoners 8
The Belarusian authorities should release the political prisoners for establishing a dialogue with the European Union.
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12:51 Bialiatski’s nomination sent to Nobel Committee 5
The signatures for nominating Ales Bialiatski for Nobel Peace Prize have been sent to the Committee.
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12:39 Parfiankou’s verdict confirmed: year in high security prison 7
Court considered political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou’s appeal.
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7:40 No letters from political prisoner Prakapenka for two weeks 3
Artsiom Prakapenka is held incommunicado in prison.
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15:22 Bialiatski receives letter from all over the world photo 3
Solidarity letters arrive to the political prisoner from different ends of the world.
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14:26 Ihar Alinevich: Three people stand behind my back when I'm writing
The prison authorities began to control what the political prisoner writes after the release of his book “Going to Magadan”.
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14:11 Autukhovich received medical parcel from mother with month delay
The political prisoner received the parcel with medicines.
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12:54 Mikalai Statkeivch: I'm not going to apply for clemency
The political prisoner's wife says he won't apply for clemency.
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8:46 1000 days in prison: action of solidarity with Statkevich 6
Member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski holds an action in the Polish town of Katowice to support the Belarusian political prisoner.
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12:02 Political prisoner Vaskovich congratulates journalists
Yauheny Vaskovich, who serves his term in prison No. 4 in Mahilou, wishes a Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas to journalists.
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16:18 Parfiankou’s appeal will be considered on 28 January 1
The consideration of the appeal will take place in Minsk city court.
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12:54 Ales Bialiatski nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 5
The prominent Belarusian human rights activist has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time.
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12:42 Political prisoner Parfiankou in information isolation
Vasily Parfiankou says about prison conditions in Zhodzina.
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8:06 “Freedom to Statkievich” billboard installed at Belarus-Poland border photo 20
A billboard with the image of the political prisoner was installed in the territory of Poland next to the border with Belarus.
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14:00 Political prisoner Lobau to meet with priest in prison
Priest Dmitry from the Slutsk parish will visit Eduard Lobau in correctional colony No. 22 in Ivatsevichy.
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14:24 Mikalaj Autukhovich sent 140 New Year’s congratulations
A film director Volha Mikalajchyk received a letter from the political prisoner date on 31 December.
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13:25 Jauhien Vaskovich spent 247 days in penal cell 9
Since October 2011 a political prisoner Jauhien Vaskovich spent 247 days in a penal cell.
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8:12 Political prisoner Vaskovich will meet family in prison 1
Jauhien Vaskovich, who is serving the prison term in Mahilou prison number 4, was allowed a short-term meeting with relatives.
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15:36 Ihar Alinevich: The best wish is be yourself
The political prisoner sent his mother a letter from the Navapolatsk correctional colony.
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15:03 Foreign diplomats congratulated Ales Bialiatski photo 4
The imprisoned head of the human rights center Viasna received congratulations on Christmas from the heads of the embassies of the EU member states and the USA.
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13:52 Prison administration doesn't pass medical parcel to Autukhovich
According to Lidzia Avtukhovich, she sent her son the needed medication back on December 15.
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14:03 Mikalaj Autukhovich turns 51
The political prisoner celebrates birthday in prison.
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13:39 Political prisoner Prakapienka deprived of meeting
The reason for the cancellation of a long-term meeting is unknown.
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12:58 Valancina Alijenievich: Snow is blue in Navapolatsk penal colony because of pollution
The mother of political prisoner Ihar Alijenievich met his in prison.
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11:46 Mikalai Statkevich: “Don't be afraid! Everything will be fine!” 19
Maryna Adamovich, the wife of the political prisoner, visited him in prison yesterday.
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13:12 Maryna Lobava: I don’t believe Lukashenka will free political prisoners before IIHF World Championship
The Belarusian ruler will not amnesty political prisoners like Putin.
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12:36 Political prisoner Autukhovich in pre-diabetic state 8
Mikalai Autukhovich has a high blood sugar level.
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12:50 Nabeel Rajab wrote to Ales Bialiatski 2
Bahraini human rights activist and political prisoner Nabeel Rajab wrote to his Belarusian colleague.
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12:37 Christian Holm wants to meet with Belarusian political prisoners 3
The problem of Belarusian political prisoners and free elections are main priorities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus.
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14:15 No calls from political prisoner Alinevich for fourth month
The authorities of correctional colony No. 10 in Navapolatsk isolate Ihar Alinevich from the outer world.
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11:42 Mahiliou prison administration says destruction of letters is legitimate 8
An activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party “Hramada”, Leanid Haravy, received a response from head of the Mahiliou-based prison.
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8:21 Heating turned off in Statkevich's cell 28
Heating batteries in the political prisoner's cell suddenly broke as cold weather settled.
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7:42 Political prisoner Lobau had meeting with mother 4
Eduard Lobau, who is serving the imprisonment term in the penal colony number 22 in Ivacevichy, was allowed a long-term meeting with mother.
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16:02 Mikalai Dziadok: Dividing political prisoners is unethical and dirty 7
Dividing political prisoners into categories looks like a betrayal.
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14:18 Yaromenak to be sent to detention facility December 11 4
Former political prisoner Uladzimir Yaromenak will be sent to a detention facility for three months in two days.
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15:34 Vasily Pafiankou: It's mockery of trial (Video)
The authorities don't want the people standing for the truth, Belarus and its people to be at liberty.
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12:52 Trial over Vasily Parfiankou 11
Former political prisoner Vasily Parfiankou will be tried today.
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8:37 Veterans of Soviet-Afghan War want to know truth about Autukhovich's state 11
Veterans of the Soviet War in Afghanistan filed a complaint to the prosecutor general.
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16:39 Mikalai Statkevich files another complaint to the Human Rights Committee of the UN 17
On 18 November a personal communication (complaint) of the former presidential candidate at the 2010 elections Mikalai Statkevich was sent to the UN Human Rights Committee (UN HRC).
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