NGOs held a picket
The NGOs Amnesty International, German-Swiss PEN Center, Reporters Without Borders, Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights, Service Civil International and ISHR organized a picket in Zurich on 19.12.2011 to demand the release of prisoners of conscience and the abolishment of death penalty in Belarus. Pictures on Facebook.
Prisoners' godparenthoood: Senator Mark Kirk adopts Mikolai Autukhovich
Mark Kirk, U.S. Senator for Illinois, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Mikolai Autukhovich.
International NGOs stand up for human rights in Belarus - Joint statement of 19 non-governmental organisations
International NGOs will organize street actions across Europe to stand up for human rights in Belarus on 19 December 2011. Joint actions by NGOs will take place in London, Zurich, Prague, Berlin, Stockholm and Amsterdam. Groups of Young European Federalists across Europe have also organised protests.
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Short Movie "Prisoners of Conscience in Belarus"
One year after the 2010 Belarusian presidential elections Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights and Amnesty International release a short movie „Prisoners of conscience in Belarus“, directed by German filmmaker Sebastian Heinzel.
List of political prisoners, accused and unlawfully convicted in Belarus
Based on informations received by Libereco 11 people are detained for political reasons in Belarus, 12 people are unlawfully convicted and have received suspended sentences, 1 person is unlawfully accused at the moment. From August to October 25 political prisoners were released.
Update 27.11.2011: Petition: Freedom for Political Prisoners in Belarus!
Libereco with a petition urges Alexander Lukaschenka to release all political prisoners in Belarus and to end the persecution of dissidents. Please support and spread our petition, please collect signatures.Petition (german) Petition (english)
Postcard Campaign: Freedom for Ales Bialiatski!
Libereco and Amnesty International started a post card campaign to demand the release of Belarusian prisoner of conscience Ales Bialiatski - Join this action!
Photo-Petition "Freedom for Ales Bialiatski"
Please take a picture of you demanding "Freedom for Ales Bialiatski" with a paper in your hands. Please also photograph friends and colleagues.
You can write your demand by yourself or just use our Sample
Please send your photo to photo@lphr.org
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All photos will be published on http://www.facebook.com/WeAllAreAles
We all are Ales / Wir alle sind Ales / мы все за Алеся
Belarusian Human Rights Defender Ales Bialiatski was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on 24 November 2011 in Minsk. We are calling for his immediate und unconditional release.
Der Belarussische Menschenrechtsverteidiger Ales Bialiatski wurde am 24. November 2011 in Minsk zu viereinhalb Jahren Haft verurteilt. Wir rufen zu seiner sofortigen und bedingungslosen Freilassung auf.
Белорусский правозащитник Алесь Беляцкий был приговорён 24 ноября 2011года в Минске к 4,5 лет лишения свободы. Мы требуем его немедленного и безусловного освобождения.
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Like this page on facebook to show your solidarity with Ales:
Mag diese Seite auf Facebook, um deine Solidarität mit Ales zu zeigen:
Вырази свою солидарность с Алесем Бяляцким на странице facebook:
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Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Sari Essayah adopts Mikolai Dziadok
Sari Essayah, member of the European Parliament and the European People’s Party Group, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Mikolai Dziadok.
Fidh - Free Ales Bialiatski!
The website "Free Ales Bialiatski!" informs about Ales Bialiatski and his present situation. It is set up by FIDH, a corporation of 164 NOGs. (Link to external website)
Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Katrin Göring-Eckardt adopts Ales Bialiatski
Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice President of the German Bundestag has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Ales Bialiatski and states:
List of political prisoners, accused and unlawfully convicted in Belarus (Updated)
Based on informations received by Libereco 25 people are detained for political reasons in Belarus, 11 people are unlawfully convicted and have received suspended sentences, 7 people are unlawfully accused at the moment. In Mid-August 9 political prisoners were released, 4 in early September and 11 more in mid September.
Prisoners' godparenthoood: Manfred Weber adopts DzmitryNovik
Manfred Weber, Member of the European Parliament and of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for DzmitryNovik.
Markus Löning supports Libereco's Godparenthood Campaign
Markus Löning, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy, welcomes the initiative of godparenthoods by Libereco and stated:
Creation of Libereco's Patronage Committee
Marek Migalski, Member of the European Parliament, Marieluise Beck, Member of the German Bundestag, and Hans-Georg Wieck, former Head of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus, are representing the newly created Patronage Committee of Libereco.
Prisoner’s Godparenthood: René Röspel adopts Fiodar Mirzayanau
René Röspel, member of the German-Belarusian Parliamentary Friendship Group, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Fiodar Mirzayanau.
Belarus Weekly Chronicle: 25 July till 8 August 2011
Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Bärbel Kofler adopts Dzmitry Uss
Bärbel Kofler, member of the executive committee of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Dzmitry Uss.
Angelika Graf takes on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Siarhei Kazakou
Angelika Graf, deputy spokeswoman on human rights and humanitarian aid for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Siarhei Kazakou.
Alarming state of health of Dzmitry Bandarenka
Marek Migalski, Member of European Parliament, today stated his serious concern about the state of health of Dzmitry Bandarenka.
Belarus Weekly Chronicle: 11 till 24 July 2011
Prisoners' godparenthoood: Jean-François Steiert adopts Ilya Vasilevich
Swiss member of parliament Jean-François Steiert (Social Democrats) adopts a prisoner’s godparenthood for Ilya Vasilevich.
Belarus Weekly Chronicle: 4 till 10 July 2011
Belarus Weekly Chronicle: 27 June till 03 July 2011
Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Florian Toncar adopts Eduard Lobau
Florian Toncar, deputy chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Eduard Lobau.
Prisoners' godparenthoood: Michael Gahler adopts Pavel Seviarynets
Michael Gahler, Member of the European Parliament is becoming godfather of the political prisoner Pavel Seviarynets.
Belarus Weekly Chronicle: 20 till 26 June 2011
Online-Petition: Freedom for Dzmitry Bandarenka!
Marek Migalski, Member of European Parliament and godparent of political prisoner Dzmitry Bandarenka, launced an online petition to demand his release. Please support the petition on www.bandarenka.pl
Prisoners' godparenthoood: Hans-Gert Pöttering adopts Ales Kirkevich
Hans-Gert Pöttering, former president of the European Parliament and chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthood for Ales Kirkevich.