Pavel Sieviaryniec thanked the members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists for their support

Published: 15.11.2013

Politician and journalist, who was recently released after nearly three years of freedom restriction, visited the Minsk office of the organization and thanked all the members of the BAJ for support while he was in prison. Read more.. »

Ales Bialiatski asks for support for Internet archive “Vytoki”

Published: 15.11.2013

Political prisoner, chairman of the Human Rights Сentre Viasna Ales Bialiatski even during his imprisonment is interested in the creation and operation of an Internet archive “Vytoki.” Before his arrest he was one of the initiators of the project. Read more.. »

Aliaksandr Milinkevich: The opposition alone is not able to free political prisoners

Published: 15.11.2013

Is it worth to enter into agreements with the dictator, even if it may help to release political prisoners? We spoke with Aliaksandr Milinkevich, leader of the Movement For Freedom, and a candidate for president in 2006 election. We have learned whether the EU sanctions will help in the release of political prisoners and how important it is for the opposition to unite to achieve a common goal. Read more.. »

Yury Bandazhevsky: Unfortunately not in Belarus but I continue my work

Published: 15.11.2013

Yury Bandazhevsky, a doctor of medicine and a professor, was one of the first political prisoners in Belarus. The scientist was arrested in 1999. Two years later he was found guilty of accepting bribes from students and sentenced to eight years in prison. However, Belarus and the international community did not believe the judges and considered him a prisoner of conscience. In reality, Bandazhevsky was convicted for criticizing the actions of the Belarusian authorities after the Chernobyl disaster. After his release under an amnesty on 5 August 2005, the scientist left Belarus and is currently working in Ukraine. Yury Bandazhevsky gave an interview to Palitviazni.info and told us about his work and book. Read more.. »