Please send greetings as a sign of hope to all detainees in Belarus. Please send your messages by email to hope@lphr.org. All you greetings will be passed to the prisoners by belarusian human rights defenders.

 

Hundreds of people have been sentenced to up to 15 days in prison following their protests in Minsk on 19 December 2010. According to Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna at the moment 23 people face up to 15 years of imprisonment as suspects in a criminal case over “mass riots”. Furthermore 3 more activists, detained ahead of the rally are facing criminal charges for “disorderly conduct”.

 

Libereco recognises all these detainees in Belarus as political prisoners and calls for the immediate and unconditional release.

 

Please send greetings as a sign of hope to all detainees in Belarus. Please send your messages by email to hope lphr.org All you greetings will be passed to the prisoners by belarusian human rights defenders.

 

To show your solidarity please also take a picture of you, your family and friends while holding a personal message to the victims of human rights violations in front of you. For this please choose a message like “We will stand by you” or “We wish you a free and happy new year” or something similar. Please send your pictures also to hope lphr.org

 

We will publish all pictures online to show a great international and belarusian support with the political prisoners in Belarus.

 

Please note: we will neither publish your personal greetings nor your name but only your pictures.

 

Both, greetings and pictures will be passed to the detainees. Please join our action and spread it to your friends to bring some light to the grey prison cells of the datainees in Belarus.

 

Some tips for writing your greetings:

- you should send your greetings to an individual person, please choose one from the list below

- please no outbursts of emotion, no pathos, no tears – if you are in prison you have enough to deal with without that

- please greet the prisoners with joy and faith in a brighter future, expressing your personal solidarity and support

- please note that the orthodox Christmas in Belarus will be celebrated on 6th and 7th of January, so you could wish all detainees a Merry Christmas until these dates

 

List of suspects of “mass riots”:
1. Uladzimir Niakliayeu - presidential candidate

2. Andrei Sannikau - presidential candidate

3. Ryhor Kastusiou - presidential candidate (not detained at the moment)

4. Aliaksandr Atroshchankau - Press-Secretary of Sannikau's election HQ

5. Ales Mikhalevich - presidential candidate

6. Vital Rymasheuski - presidential candidate

7. Pavel Seviarynets - Rymasheuski's election agent

8. Dzmitry Bandarenka - coordinator of the "European Belarus" campaign

9. Iryna Khalip - journalist, Andrei Sannikau's wife

10. Natallia Radzina - journalist, editor of the charter97.org web-site

11. Anatol Liabedzka - UCP Chair

12. Anastasia Palazhanka - "Young Front" Vice-Chair

13. Andrei Dzmitryeu - head of Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu's election HQ

14. Tatsiana Skakal - Andrei Dzmitryeu's civil wife

15. Aliaksandr Fiaduta - political analyst, one of the coordinators of Uladzimir Niakliayeu's election HQ

16. Mikalai Statkevich - presidential candidate

17. Aliaksandr Klaskouski - former police officer

18. Uladzimir Kobets - head of Anderj Sannikau's election HQ     

19. Dmitry Us, presidential candidate (not detained at the moment)

20. Siarhei Vazniak, Uladzimir Niakliayeu's election agent

21. Aliaksandr Arastovich, Mikalai Statkevich's election agent

22. Anatol Paulau, Yaraslau Ramanchuk's election agent

23. Siarhei Martsaleu, head of Mikalai Statkevich's election HQ

 

List of detainess facing criminal charges for "disorderly conduct":
1. Zmitser Dashkevich (Chairman of Young Front)

2. Eduard Lobau (Activist of Young Front)

3. Dzianis Lazar (Activist of Young Front)

 

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