Freedom for Autukhovich!
Since 2003 Mikalai Autukhovich experiences crackdown of the regime because of his principled stand and active citizenship. He has lost his business and was imprisoned for the second time: the first time he was imprisoned on false economic charges, and now under even more absurd accusations of terrorism and arson. During the first arrest Autukhovich was recognized a political prisoner by the US, and second time he was arrested a day before the term of punishment finished. Autukhovich was on two long-term hunger strikes in prisons, they lasted 50 and 90 days. He doesn’t plead guilty. The life of the political prisoner is in danger, as he has a number of grave chronic diseases.
Topic: Freedom for Autukhovich!
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14:40 Yury Lyavonau: “All charges against us are absurd” 10
The released political prisoner Yury Lyavonau has given the first interview to the website www.charter97.org. The businessman was released on August 8 with a recognizance not to leave.
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12:34 Alyaksandr Kamaroiski: “New fake witnesses will be found in case of Autukhovich”
The co-head of the organizing committee on creation a movement of Afghan War veterans calls the case of the Vaukavysk entrepreneurs “plots of the secret services”.
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11:26 Political prisoner Yury Lyavonau freed (Updated)
The entrepreneur from Vaukavysk was released from the4 Minsk pre-trial detention center on August 8. Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich and Uladzimir Asipenka are still in jail.
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11:22 Investigation in case of political prisoner Uladzimir Asipenka extended to 2 months
Uladzimir Asipenka has been under custody in pre-trial detection center #1 of the main militia department of the Minsk city executive committee.
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9:50 Actions of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners in Ukraine (Photo)
Actions to support the arrested “Young Front” activist will be held in 13 regions of Ukraine.
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10:34 OSCE head may make expert examination of the case of political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich 3
On August 4, Alyaksandr Kamaruoski and Aleh Vouchak, co-heads of the organizing committee on creation “Defenders of Motehrland”, sent a letter to OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dora Bakoyannis through the OSCE Office in Minsk.
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16:16 Oppositionists came to Minsk center carrying portraits of political prisoners (Photo)
An action of solidarity with Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau, Uladzimir Asipenka, and Artsyom Dubski was held on Monday in the capital of Belarus.
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16:22 Lawyer banned to speak about criminal case of Mikalai Autukhovich 2
All information is a secret of investigation, and the lawyer is forbidden to tell it under threat of criminal persecution.
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12:04 Belarusian authorities about jailed political prisoners (Photo) photo 4
A rally of solidarity with Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau, Uladzimir Asipenka and Artsyom Dubski took place on Wednesday in the capital of Belarus.
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10:23 Oppositionist detained for action of solidarity with political prisoner Dubski (Photo)
“Young Front” activists from Lida town pasted information posters “Freedom to Dubski” on Wednesday.
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15:40 Political prisoners to stand trial behind closed doors? 12
Condition of Mikalai Autukhovich, who was on 90-day hunger strike in the Minsk detention center, is “steadily bad”. Information appeared that he will stand trial behind closed doors.
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10:58 in Lida Young Front activists detained for leaflets “Freedom to Dubski”in Lida Young Front activists detained for leaflets “Freedom to Dubski” 1
On July 27 in Lida near the railway station policemen detained Vadzim Barouski and Kastus Litvinski.
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14:59 Pavel Sapelka: Giving materials of Autuohovich’s case to a German expert is flagrant lawlessness 3
The lawyer of the Vaukavysk entrepreneur commented on the information that a German expert got acquainted with the case of Mikalai Autukhovich.
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13:08 Afghan war veteran Kanstantsin Ulanau remains witness in Autukhovich’s case
57-year-old Kanstantsin Ulanau is a witness in the criminal case initiated against Mikalai Autukhovich. The Afghan war veteran is to come to the investigator on demand.
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11:57 Administration of detention center says Autukhovich feels ”fine” after three-month hunger strike 3
Doctors don’t give concrete information about the health condition of the political prisoner and ask journalist to address the administration of the detention facility.
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9:51 Lidziya Autukhovich: “Help to save my son!” photo 16
People in Vaukavysk believe that accusations against political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich are groundless. The authorities revenge him of his independent political position and readiness to defend his business.
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17:23 Aleh Vouchak: Secret services were ordered to throw an obstinate entrepreneur into prison 1
Human rights activists call the case against Mikalai Autukhovich “politically motivated” and connect it with secret service activities.
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16:06 Alyaksandr Kazulin: Any crime could be pinned on anyone on our country
“How could I comment the things which could be called comical, if they were not so tragic?” said the former political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin, commenting on the new criminal action against Mikalai Autukhovich.
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12:52 Political prisoner Artsyom Dubski went on hungers strike 3
The “Young Front” activist went on hunger strike against pressure of the administration of the detention facility in Babruisk.
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12:25 Oppositionist Autukhovich accused of organizing terroristic acts
A criminal case on suspicion of organizing a terroristic act was instigated against opposition entrepreneurs from Vaukavysk Mikalai Autukhovich.
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16:44 Paval Sapelka: “Mikalai Autukhovich behaves like a man completely confident that he is right”
The lawyer has met the political prisoner who is recovering after the hunger strike which lasted for three months.
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13:39 Performance in support of fighters for freedom of Belarus took place in Vilnius (Photo) 2
On the Day of Solidarity representatives of the civil society of Belarus held a rally in Vilnius in memory of abducted politicians.
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11:35 Andrei Kim: “I was hit several times, and then kicked in the head” 2
On July 16, on the Day of Solidarity, a youth leader and former political prisoner Andrei Kim was detained and beaten up.
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11:12 Yauhen Afnagel: «With every new IMF credit riot policemen get more and more impudent”
“European Belarus” activist has told how he was beaten up in the police department of Maskouski district after the arrest of Solidarity.
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9:46 Arrests in Vitsebsk for banner “Freedom to Political prisoners” 2
Militia officers detained activists of “European Belarus”, BCD, and “Young Belarus”, who hang out a banner and a white-red-white flag on a bride over the river Dvina in the center of Vitsebsk.
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21:00 Mass arrests and beating of oppositionists in Minsk (Updated, Photo, Video) 45
More than 50 opposition activists were detained in Minsk and Belarusian regions on July 16, the Day of Solidarity. The democrats were arrested and beaten by mainly riot militiamen in mufti. Even journalists were detained.
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17:49 European Union condemned regime in Belarus 14
On July 16, the Day of Belarusian Solidarity, the European Union made a statement on the situation in Belarus following the results of the report by the OSCE Office in Minsk at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna.
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15:58 Mother of political prisoner Artsyom Dubski: The authorities needed to throw my son into prison
Prisoner of conscience Artsyom Dubski is kept in a cell of a detention facility in Babruisk. “Young Front” activists pass clothes and food to him.
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9:49 Portraits of political prisoner Dubski appeared in Minsk centre (Photo)
A campaign for release of Artsyom Dubski is held in Belarus. Young activists demand the authorities to stop persecution of the person involved in the Process of Fourteen.
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9:02 Autukhovich stopped 3-month hunger strike – he is in critical condition 27
The longest hunger strike ever held by Belarusian political prisoners was stopped on July 16, the Day of Belarusian Solidarity.
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10:43 Actions in support of political prisoner Artsyom Dubski in regions (Photo)
Graffiti demanding to release Artsyom Dubski appeared in Hlubokae town (the Vitsebsk region).
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9:01 Alyaksandr Kamarouski: “Autukhovich will die if he won’t be stopped…” 7
A businessman from Vaukavysk Mikalai Autukhovich continues his hunger strike in Minsk remand prison for 91st day.
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14:24 Director of the firm, where Autukhovich worked, at large 2
Lyudmila Paremskaya, director of the firm Nika-Taxi 22222 based in Vaukavysk, was released from the pre-trial detention facility last Saturday.
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12:14 International Federation for Human Rights condemns arrest of Artsyom Dubski 1
European human rights activist called on the Belarusian authorities to stop persecution of youth activists.
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9:06 Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich on hunger strike for 90 days 7
Though the health condition of the political prisoner has deteriorated considerably, he has lost 35 kilograms of weight, the Belarusian authorities continue to ignore the protest of the arrested entrepreneur from Vaukavysk.
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17:24 EU ambassadors urged to direct attention to situation with political prisoners
28 Belarusian oppositional politicians have voiced a demand to release a businessman from Vaukavysk Mikalai Autukhovich.
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16:11 Picket in support of political prisoners in Minsk center (Photo)
Activists of “European Belarus” held a street action with a slogan “Freedom to Political Prisoners!” near Akademkniga shop in Independence Avenue in Minsk.
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11:09 Political prisoner Artsyom Dubski transferred to Babruisk pre-trial detention center 5
The “Young Front” activist will be kept in the pre-trial detention facility until his case is considered by higher instances.
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11:02 Autukhovich, on hunger strike for almost 3 months, going to fight to the finish
Lawyer Pavel Sapelka visited the arrested entrepreneur in the Minsk pre-trial detention center.
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11:00 German human rights activists: How Europe can cherish dictatorship and even finance it? 12
A human rights movement “Berliner Aktion “Demokratie in Europa” has addressed the leadership of Germany with a call to push for release of political prisoners in Belarus.
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12:50 Mikalai Autukhovich’s mother: “They need him dead, we need him alive” 8
Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich has been on hunger strike for the third month in prison. His mother waits for her son every day.
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10:18 Human rights demand immediate release of Artsyom Dubski
Viasna Human Rights Center issued a special statement on arrest of the youth activist.
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16:51 Oppositionist fined for demand to release political prisoners
On July 8, the administrative commission of the Frunzenski district of Minsk considered a report, drawn up against activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Ryhor Laurosuki.
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12:52 France’s ambassador: Sentence to Artsyom Dubski came as an upsetting surprise for us 2
French diplomat Mireille Musso says the Criminal Code of Belarus is “stiff and conservative”.
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12:00 Zmitser Dashkevich: We will fight for release of Artsyom Dubski 2
“Young Front” activists have launched a campaign for release of political prisoner Artsyom Dubski.
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10:24 Is Autukhovich charged with attempts on lives of governor and deputy minister? 39
The Belarusian mass media write that political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich may be accused of attempts on lives of high ranking officials.
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12:59 Ales Byalatski: “Trial over Artsyom Dubski is disgraceful political process”
Human rights activists state that one more political prisoner appeared in Belarus after the arrest of the Young Front activist Artsyom Dubski.
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16:21 “Liberalisation” in action: Artsyom Dubski sentenced to a year in prison 22
A Young Front activist Artsyom Dubski, who had been recognized prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was arrested in the court room of Asipovichy district court.
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14:00 Director of firm, for which Mikalai Autukhovich worked, arrested 21
Director of the Vaukavysk firm Nika-Taxi 22222 Lyudmila Paremskaya was detained by officers of militia and special purpose squad Almaz from Minsk. The office of the firm was searched, documents were seized.
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11:02 Political prisoner Autukhovich left to die in prison
Investigation of the case of entrepreneurs Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau, and Uladzimir Asipenka had been extended again.
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