On August 23, the Court of Minsk’s Maskouski district considered an administrative case against activist of the Zmena opposition movement Pavel Vinahradau. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail for alleged hooliganism (Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code). Read more.. »
Two teams, which were taking part in the Henadz Karpenka Liberty Cup, were wearing T-shirts saying “Freedom for Mikalai Statkevich”, to demand the immediate release of political prisoners. Read more.. »
The politician and candidate in the 2010 presidential election has been behind bars for the last 3.5 years. Mikalai Statkevich hasn’t losen his optimism and closely watches events in Belarus and the neighbouring countries despite strict confinement conditions and provocations from the authorities of the Mahilou prison. Read more.. »
“Svaboda without Ties” speaks with the chairman of the Human Rights Centre “Viasna”, former political prisoner, literary critic, writer, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 and 2013, Ales Bialiatski. Read more.. »
This was reported to Human Rights Center “Viasna” by the head of Belarusian Documentation Center Raisa Mikhailouskaya. Read more.. »
Human rights defender and recent political prisoner Ales Bialiatski told Narodnaya Volia about his foreign accounts, prison life, family, and why he does not want to run for president. Read more.. »
August 4, the International Day of Solidarity with Civil Society and Human Rights Movement in Belarus, timed to the anniversary of the arrest of a recent political prisoner human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, is held in different countries of the world. Read more.. »
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