As of January 26
189 persons in Belarus are considered as political prisoners
Bloggers, businessmen, presidential campaign members and peaceful protesters are held in prisons only because they were not afraid to exercise their rights - the right to participate in peaceful assemblies, to express their opinion and to be involved in political activities.
Most of these people were targeted by politically motivated criminal prosecution in connection with the events that took place during and after the presidential election of August 2020.
Who can qualify as a political prisoner, according to Belarusian human rights defenders?
Addresses of prisons:
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Pre-trial detention center No. 1220030, Minsk, vulica Valadarskaha 2
8 017 218-79-05105 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 7224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
8 017 218-79-0117 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 8222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A22 persons
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Pre-trial detention center No. 6225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B15 persons
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Pre-trial detention center of KGB220050, Minsk, Main Post Office, subscriber box 84 persons
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Pre-trial detention center No. 3246003, Homieĺ, vulica Knižnaja 1A7 persons
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Prison No. 1230023, Hrodna, vulica Kirava 13 persons
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Prison No. 4212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A4 persons
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Penal colony No. 17213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 81 person
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Penal colony No. 9213410, Horki, vulica Dabraliubava 161 person
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Center for Isolation of Offenders220089, Minsk, 1-y zavulak Akrescina 361 person
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Penal colony No. 2213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 11 person
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Pre-trial detention center No. 2210026, Viciebsk, vulica Gagaryna 22 persons
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Penal colony No. 1211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 81 person
189 persons unfairly imprisoned
List of former political prisoners
Latest news
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Political prisoner Yan Salanovich released
26.01.2021
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5 more arrested protesters called political prisoners
22.01.2021
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Political prisoner Dzmitry Kulakouski sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom on defamation charges
22.01.2021
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Political prisoner Valery Kalenchyts sentenced to three years of restricted freedom
22.01.2021
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24 and 18 months in prison: court convicts political prisoners Safiya Malashevich and Tsikhan Kliukach
22.01.2021
How to help?
✉️ Write a letter. Make a scan of your letter or postcard and share it online
🤝 Please use the Russian (or Belarusian) name of the prison
💡 Foreign-language messages may be blocked, so attach a translation (e.g. translate.google.com)
💡 Letters are subject to censorship, so don't be cynical or too judgemental of the authorities