Human rights activists: “No permission for demonstration of solidarity with Ales Bialiatski in Belarus in the past two years”

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Two years ago the Court of Pyershamayski District in Minsk sentenced Ales Bialiatski, the president of Viasna Human Rights Centre to 4,5 years in prison for alleged concealment of income on a large scale.  Why was it not possibile to appeal against the judgement? What messages are coming from the penal colony where the prisoner is held? Read more.. »

Vlad Kobec: I do not know a single example of such a valiant fight, as this of Belarusians

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What kind of strategy taken by the opposition may lead to victory in the fight against Lukashenka’s regime? Is  it worth to hope that the changes in the country will occur during the next presidential campaign? To these and other questions of Palitviazni.info answered Vlad Kobec, coordinator of the civil campaign European Belarus. Read more.. »

Valentyn Stefanowich: miscarriegies of justice in Ales Bialacki case

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The verdict in the president’s of Viasna Human Rights Center Ales Bialacki case was returnem two years ago.  The Pervomayski Raion Court in Minsk sentenced him to 4,5 years in prison for tax evasion. Human rights defenders claims that the verdict has political motives and the case is fabricated.  Read more.. »

Activists turned to Amnesty International to grant a political prisoner status to Priest Lazar

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The application for recognition priest Uadzislaw Lazar as political prisoner was sent to the international organisation Amnesty International on the 26th of November. Read more.. »

Jauhien Vaskovich: They turned on heating in the prison cell

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Jauhien Vaskovich called home after a long break. Read more.. »

Marina Lobau: I have learned from Frantskevich that my son was in a solitary confinement

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Eduard Lobau has been kept in a punishment cell but his relatives were not aware of that, Radio Svaboda reports. Read more.. »

2 years has passed since Ales Bialiatski’s politically motivated sentence

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Two years ago, on November 24, 2011, the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk issued sentence against Ales Bialiatski, the head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). According to the verdict, Ales Bialiatski was found guilty of committing crime under the Art. 243, part 2 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion on a large scale) and was sentenced to imprisonment in a high security penal colony for a period of 4.5 years and a confiscation of property. Read more.. »

BCD has initiated in Vilnius parliamentary hearings on the issue of political prisoners

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Special hearings on the issue of Belarusian political prisoners and human rights situation will be held on the eve of the Civil Society Forum, during the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.  Read more.. »

Mikola Dziadok ordered a book about Konstanty Kalinowski

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Mikola Dziadok gathered in the prison personal library, which includes more than 40 books. Read more.. »

Sannikov: Europe has created Lukashenko and Lukashenko created the Russia of Putin

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The former presidential candidate, the leader of „European Belarus”, Andrei Sannikov appeared in the pages of the portal “EUobserver” with his article entitled “The abduction of Europe”. Read more.. »