political persecution in Belarus
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Political prisoners forced to sign blank sheets of paper
Vitaliya Bandarenka, a 19-year-old political prisoner held in the pre-trial detention center No. 7 in Brest, was forced to sign five blank sheets of paper.
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Former prisoner in penal colony where political prisoner Vitold Ashurak died speaks about horrors happening there
A former prisoner of the Shklou penal colony No. 17, where political prisoner Vitold Ashurak was killed, spoke about the horror happening there.
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Security officials arrest former assistant prosecutor and vandalize his apartment
Former assistant prosecutor Yauhen Babak, who was at home after being diagnosed with coronavirus, was visited by a task force squad wearing bulletproof vests. His apartment was raided.
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Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau sent for psychiatric examination
The judge and prosecutor decided to send Stsiapan for a forensic psychiatric examination, although such an examination had already been carried out.
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“You will be punished for everything you’ve done!” 5 years in prison for volunteers of Babaryka’s electoral headquarters
The volunteers of ex-presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka's headquarters and political prisoners Ihar Yarmolau, Mikola Saseu, Uladzislau Karetski, and Dzmitry Kanapelka have received five years in a medium-security penal colony today.
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Authorities turn time behind bars into torture
After 20 days of detention, journalist Aliaksandr Burakou collected stories from former prisoners.
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Former policeman convoyed to open prison on last day of administrative detention
Dzmitry Kulakouski had worked in the police force since 2006. After the 2020 elections, he said that he did not agree with the actions of the authorities and resigned.
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Political prisoner expelled from university
19-year-old political prisoner and sophomore Artsiom Bayarski was expelled from the Department of Chemistry at the Belarusian State University.
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Pratasevich’s father comments on son’s interview with state TV, international community condemns such “forced confession”
Raman Pratasevich's father commented on a video with his son, referring to it as a result of threats, while the international community condemned the very fact of such an “interview”.
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Security forces actions and trials on 3 June
Today, a YouTube blogger and Tribuna.com journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin and former state TV channel employee Yaraslau Pisarenka were detained.