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“Belarus Votes 2015 Election Blog” – We are reporting on the forthcoming presidential elections in Belarus
On October 11th, 2015 the autocratic president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko wants to be confirmed in office – probably at all costs. In face of the severe violations of human...
Lukashenka releases all political prisoners
On 22 August, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka released all remaining political prisoners “for humanitarian reasons”, according to the Belarusian state news agency Belt...
Mikalai Dziadok needs our support!
An appeal by Manuel Sarrazin, Member of German Bundestag, who has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Mikalai Dziadok: The 23rd of August is the twenty-seventh birthda...
Four years since Mikalai Statkevich was sentenced
Franz Thoennes (SPD) / Photo: Susi Knoll & Florian Jaenicke On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the conviction of Mikalai Statkevich, presidential contender in 2010...
Release of Ales Bialiastki – A special amnesty for all political prisoners must follow
Ales Bialiatski Free at Last, Minsk 21.06.2014 Libereco welcomes the release of Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski on 21st June 2014 under an amnesty law, under w...
Political prisoner Andrei Haidukou released
Appeal to President Lukashenka to decree a special amnesty under which all political prisoners in Belarus will be released The political prisoner Andrei Haidukou has been releas...
Ice Hockey World Championships 2014 in Minsk overshadowed by detentions
Independence Square in Minsk during the Ice Hockey World Championships Human rights organisations appeal to International Ice Hockey Federation and Belarusian President Lukashen...
Special amnesty on the occasion of Ice Hockey World Championship
Thanks to more than 3200 signees of our petition! On the occasion of the Ice Hockey World Championship, which will take place in Belarus in May, human rights defenders and parli...
Postcard Campaign: Legalize publishing!
The license of the independet Belarussian Lohvinau Publisher’s House was revoked for political reasons in autumn 2013. The German PEN Center, the association “Gefangenes W...
Marieluise Beck takes over a prisoner’s godparenthood for Igor Olinevich
Marieluise Beck, member of German Bundestag stated, about her godparenthood for imprisoned Igor Olinevich in Belarus: „Igor Olinevich was a member of a group who calls themselve...