A court in Russia has sentenced eight protesters for rioting and attacking police at a demonstration against Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a third presidential term in 2012. Seven of the “Bolotnaya” activists received prison terms of up to four years. An eighth, the only woman on trial, received a suspended sentence. Outside the court in […]
Moscow court jails seven anti-Putin Bolotnaya activists Read More »
This month there was a few hearings on the case of Brest antifascist Dzmitry Zvanko, but the trial is closed because the complainant claimed he had been threatened on the Internet. Another antifascist from Brest – Dzmitry Stsyashenka – is accused on another episode, the first hearing was planned on January 24, but it was
Belarusian prisoners’ news. January 2014 Read More »
On December, 10, the International Human Rights Day, the Belarusian PEN Centre and Radio Liberty announced the winners of Frantsishak Aliakhnovich award for the best work written in prison. Ironically, as the award is often called ‘prisonous’ its founders would like it to become a thing of the past as soon as possible. The jury
On the Way to Magadan: Ihar Alinevich awarded Read More »
Publishing collective ‘Padical Theory & Practice’ issued a new edition of Ihar Alinevich’s prison diary ‘On the Way to Magadan’. The book is popular not only among Russian-speaking public. It was translated into Belarusian, Bosnian, Polish, English, French and Spanish; the translation in German is underway. Here are the links for download: English French Spanish Polish
Ihar Alinevich’s prison diary is available in foreign languages Read More »
After nearly a week since our comrades’ arrests on November 13th under the hands of the Spanish Anti-terrorist Police, Judge Eloy Velasco of the National Court ordered the “provisional custody” (otherwise known as pre-trial custody or remand) of comrades Monica Caballero and Francisco Solar. We do not know how long the requested time is for
