political prisoners in Belarus
-
News
Belarusians hold pickets in Brussels and Tokyo, Minsk senior citizens march
Belarusians held pickets in Brussels and Tokyo, and Minsk senior citizens held a march.
-
News
Widow of TUT.BY portal founder under house arrest, speaks of what is happening to her
“I never thought Kafka was reality. I understand that I am very lucky compared to those who have to stay in detention far from home.”
-
News
Politician Anatol Liabedzka released after 30 days of administrative detention
The politician was detained on 14 May, when he came to support the accused in the student case trial, and was sentenced to 30 days of detention.
-
News
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.
-
News
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.
-
News
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.
-
News
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.
-
News
“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.
-
News
Authorities turn time behind bars into torture
After 20 days of detention, journalist Aliaksandr Burakou collected stories from former prisoners.
-
News
Courts continue repressions
More people convicted in the "round dance" case; mandatory psychiatric treatment for insulting Lukashenko.