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“I can’t believe he’s not here anymore,” Lubou Kavalyoua told WIRE about her son, Ulad, who was executed and buried in secret last year. She still doesn’t know where his grave is. Read their story on page 18 in WIRE … Continue reading
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The word ‘hope’: Waiting for a husband to come back home
An interview with Natalia Pinchuk, wife of Ales Bialiatski, a prominent human rights activist and prisoner of conscience from Belarus. Ales is featured in our ongoing Write for Rights 2012 global letter writing event. By Amnesty International’s Svetlana Vorobyeva. I … Continue reading
The death penalty in Belarus: families’ painful wait
By Heather McGill, Amnesty International researcher on Belarus A local newspaper in Belarus reported on 20 July this year that Andrei Burdyka and another man had been executed. The authorities, however, were silent. For two months, the families of the … Continue reading
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Belarusian youth activists speak out
Five Belarusian youth activists sentenced to ‘restricted freedom’ for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities. Tatyana Tishkevich, Alyaksei Bondar, Mikhail Kryvau, Ales Straltsou and Ales Charnyshou will be following this blog … Continue reading
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