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Human Rights in Republic of Belarus

Belarus: Release of Prisoner of Conscience
16 October 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index number: EUR 49/011/2008. News Service No: 158. 20 August 2008. Belarus: Release of Prisoner of Conscience. ...

Document       EUR 49/011/2008

Belarus: Further information on Torture and other ill-treatment ...
24 September 2008

On 11 August, Emanuel Zeltser was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for industrial espionage and having used forged documents. He has been granted a hearing ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/013/2008

Belarus: Authorities must respect human rights
26 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 26 August 2008. Index number: EUR 49/012/2008. Belarus: Authorities must respect human rights. ...

Document       EUR 49/012/2008

Belarus must respect freedom of assembly, association and ...
26 August 2008

Since it was introduced in 2005, Belarusian authorities have used Article 193-1 to arrest, detainand convict youth activists and members of NGOs forexercising their ...

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النشرة الإخبارية - - أغسطس/آب 2008
1 August 2008

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2008

The Wire, August 2008. Vol 38, No. 7
1 August 2008

1) Violence against women in the home continues in Mexico 2) Tunisia: Torturing detainees 3) Ongoing impunity for police violence in Africa 4) Enforced disappearance ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2008

Belarus: Further Information on Torture and other ill-treatment ...
31 July 2008

Emanuel Zeltser's trial began on 30 July 2008. He is being tried on charges of “using forged documents”, “possession and smuggling of illegal drugs” and “commercial ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/009/2008

Belarus: Further Information on Torture and other ill-treatment ...
16 June 2008

Emanuel Zeltser is still being refused the medication that he desperately needs to treat his diabetes and arthritis. Since his arrest on 12 March 2008, the Belarusian ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/007/2008

Early release for Belarusian newspaper journalist | Amnesty ...
27 February 2008

Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison.

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Belarusian youth activist freed | Amnesty International
25 January 2008

The Belarusian youth activist, Zmitser Dashkevich, has been released early from Sklou prison in Belarus.

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