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Political prisoner Parsyukevich remains behind bars
The Minsk city court dismissed a causational appeal of Syarhei Parsyukevich’s lawyers. The political prisoner is to be transferred to another colony today. As lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya told to Radio Svaboda, the judgeship of the Minsk city court heard the appeal of the lawyers of Vitsebsk... Read more -
Nine political prisoners appeared in Belarus in to days on the 22nd and 23rd of April 2008
Andrei Kim (22 year youth activist) was found guilty of the crime on articles 342.1 (organization and execution of actions that violate the public order or active participation in such actions) and 364 (violence or a threat of violence towards a militiaman) of the Criminal Code of Belarus and... Read more -
Katsiaryna Salauyova's trial is scheduled at 3 p.m., April, 27th 2008
Katsiaryna Salauyova (20 year old democratic activist from Polatsk) is a member of Malady Front (Youth Front). She is a committed Christian and person of high moral values. She is the daughter of a protestant pastor. She has been twice expelled from Polatsk State University for her political... Read more -
Paval Kuryanovich arrested for 15 days for participation in the action of solidarity with Tibetan people
Paval Kuryanovich, activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, was arrested for 15 days for participation in the action of solidarity with Tibetan people struggling for independence from China. Read more -
Zmitser Kaspyarovich has hypertensive crisis
Sentenced to 12 days of arrest democratic activist Zmitser Kaspyarovich was diagnosed with hypertensive crisis. According to “Nasha Niva,” the young man was transferred to prison hospital today. He has increased health problems: doctors diagnosed him with hypertensive crisis, and was... Read more -
Andrei Kim to Stand Trial on April 1
The trial in the case of the young activist Andrei Kim is to start on April 1 in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. The political prisoner Andrei Kim was detained during the protest rally of market vendors on January 21 in Minsk and was arrested for 10 days. After serving the... Read more -
Committee ‘Salidarnasc’ supports the nomination of Iryna Kozulina to Robert Kennedy Human Rights Award
Belarusian human rights defenders decided to nominate Iryna Kozulina to RFK Human Rights Award. Iryna Kazulin, the wife of imprisoned former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin, died on February 23 at the age of 48 after a long struggle with breast cancer. She struggled a lot for the freedom... Read more -
GUM Department Store demands participants of entrepreneurs’ rally to pay 28 million rubles
GUM department store in Minsk has raised a 28-million invoice for participants of the entrepreneurs’ rally on 10 January. Youth activist of the United Civil Party Mikhail Pashkevich said it to “Nasha Niva. “ “An interesting fact, metro, bookstore “Tsentralnaya,”... Read more -
Committee 'Salidarnasc' adopted the resolution f or the defence of Syarhei Parsukevich
The Committee for Defence of Repressed ‘Salidarnasc’ would like to draw your attention to the situation with political prisoners in Belarus, in particular to the situation with Syarhei Parsyukevich, the leader of Vitsebsk’s individual entrepreneurs. After peaceful protests of... Read more -
Criminal persecution of protest action participants continues
The human rights center "Viasna" found out, investigation department of Minsk city police had created an investigation group for investigation of the criminal case on the January 10th entrepreneurs’ unsanctioned mass action in Minsk. The criminal case is instigated under two... Read more