As of March 8
269 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
8 017 218-79-05125 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 7224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
8 017 218-79-0128 persons -
Pre-trial detention center No. 8222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A30 persons
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Pre-trial detention center No. 6225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B16 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 1A16 persons
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Prison No. 1230023, Hrodna, vulica Kirava 16 persons
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Prison No. 4212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A5 persons
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Penal colony No. 17213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 84 persons
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Penal colony No. 2213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 13 persons
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Pre-trial detention center No. 2210026, Viciebsk, vulica Haharyna 27 persons
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Penal colony No. 1211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 81 person
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Open correctional facility No. 49213010, Škloŭ, vulica Maladziožnaja 2B2 persons
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Penal colony No. 3211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba2 persons
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Penal colony No. 15213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 1831 person
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Open correctional facility No. 39222002, Krupki district, Krupki-21 person
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Open correctional facility No. 26231724, Hrodna district, village Hinovičy, 11 person
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Open correctional facility No. 46213188, Kruhlaje, vulica Savieckaja, 962 persons
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House arrest3 persons
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Temporary detention center220089, Minsk, 1-y zavulak Akrescina 361 person
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Penal colony No. 13211791, Hlubokaje, Saveckaja 2051 person
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Open correctional facility No. 29230415, Vaŭkavysk, vulica Rakasouskaha 1181 person
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Open correctional facility No. 48213765, Asipovičy, vulica Sumchanki 381 person
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Penal colony No. 4246035, Gomel, vulica Антошкина 32 persons
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Penal colony No. 22Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 202 persons
269 persons unfairly imprisoned
List of former political prisoners
Latest news
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Political prisoner Anton Bialenski convicted in Minsk
05.03.2021
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Swiss MPs to sponsor Ala Sharko, Anastasiya Mirontsava and Viktoryia Mirontsava
04.03.2021
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8 more protesters called political prisoners
03.03.2021
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5 years in prison for political prisoner Ruslan Parfionau
03.03.2021
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Five new political prisoners in Belarus
02.03.2021
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