As of January 19
187 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
8 017 218-79-05102 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 7224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
8 017 218-79-0119 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 8222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A25 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 1A6 persons
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Prison No. 1230023, Hrodna, vulica Kirava 12 persons
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Prison No. 4212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A2 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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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
187 persons unfairly imprisoned
List of former political prisoners
Latest news
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Immediately release political prisoners Andrei Aliaksandrau and Iryna Zlobina!
18.01.2021
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HRDs call for retrials in cases of political prisoners Dzmitry Karatkevich, Andrei Tsimafeyenka and Siarhei Yafimau
16.01.2021
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Support has no boundaries: how to write letters to political prisoners if you are outside of Belarus
16.01.2021
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Political prisoner Artsiom Miadzvedski sentenced to three years of “restricted freedom”, released in the courtroom
15.01.2021
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Members of the Swiss National Council and the British House of Lords take over godparenthood for Mikalai Dziadok and Stsiapan Latypau
15.01.2021
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