On August 22, 2015, Alexander Lukashenko has signed papers to release all official political prisoners in the country. This includes anarchists Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok and Artsiom Prakapenko. We would like to congratulate our comrades and thank everyone for the solidarity with them!
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People can be induced to remember crimes they never committed
The idea that memories are not as reliable as we think they are is disconcerting, but it’s pretty well-established. Various studies have shown that participants can be persuaded to create false childhood memories—of being lost in a shopping mall or hospitalized, or even highly implausible scenarios like having tea with Prince Charles. The creation of […]
One more possibility to donate to ABC-Belarus through paypal
From now on ABC-Belarus will be accepting donations via Paypal. Our account for transfer: belarus_abc@riseup.net. We do understand that paypal has a long history of bad moves towards political movements but for now we see it as one of possibilities for people to donate ABC activity. Please do notify us if you make any transaction […]
On the Way to Magadan: Ihar Alinevich awarded
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 […]
Ihar Alinevich’s prison diary is available in foreign languages
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 […]