Belarus activist Bialiatsky gets early release from jail

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A prominent human rights activist in Belarus, Ales Bialiatsky, has been released from prison, one-and-half years before completing his sentence. Read more.. »

Mikalai Statkevich accused of preparing jailbreak

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The prison administration has tried to accuse Mikalai Statkevich of an intention to escape from prison through a specially made hole, the political prisoner’s wife, Maryna Adamovich, says. Read more.. »

Pavel Seviarynets presents book written in prison

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Former political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets has presented “Belaruskaya Hlybinia” (“Belarusian Depth”), a book he wrote while serving a term of correction labor in the village Kuplin, Pruzhany district. Read more.. »

Surveillance regime extended over Dzmitry Dashkievich

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The court has extended the regime of preventive surveillance over the former political prisoner for another three months. Read more.. »

Batman: Release of superhero

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On June 1, a volunteer of the initiative “Food Not Bombs” Aliaksandr “Batman” Kurets was released from prison after serving a 15-day arrest for allegedly using foul language during the World Ice Hockey Championship. Read more.. »

Vasil Parfiankou switches between solitary and lockup

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What is better for the former political prisoner Vasil Parfiankou: “solitary” with a radio or a lockup with other inmates? I asked Volha Mikalaichyk, who has been writing to the activist, to pass the question to Vasil Parfiankou. Read more.. »

Tatalitaryzatar as a deliberate provocation

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During the World Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk, bookmakers did not only take bets on sports, but also on people. Palitviazni.info learned how to predict future detentions of civic activists and what was sought by the creators of a political betting system. Read more.. »