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June 13, 2015

Emin Huseynov is free and safe

Early Saturday morning, the Azerbaijani human rights defender Emin Huseynov landed in Switzerland, after spending over 10 months at the Swiss Embassy in Baku, where he was hosted for humanitarian reasons. He is free and safe.

June 12, 2015

Belarusian human rights defenders express solidarity with political prisoners in Azerbaijan

On 12 June, the opening of the first European Olympic Games was held in Azerbaijan.  As a part of the campaign “Sport for Rights”, Belarusian human rights defenders organized photo action in support of political prisoners in Azerbaijan – human rights defenders, activists and journalists.

June 12, 2015

Amnesty International recognizes Yury Rubtsou prisoner of conscience

The human rights organization Amnesty International has recognized Yury Rubtsou a prisoner of conscience and considers the sentence to him as a part of the long-term campaign of persecution of civil society activists by the Belarusian authorities.

June 12, 2015

Calling for rights in Azerbaijan, as European Games begin

Calls for the release of jailed Azerbaijani human rights defenders echoed through Europe on the opening day of the European Olympic Games.

June 12, 2015

Беларускія праваабаронцы выказваюць салідарнасць з палітзняволенымі Азербайджана

12 чэрвеня ў Азербайджане прайшло адкрыццё першых Еўрапейскіх Алімпійскіх Гульняў. У межах акцыі “Спорт за правы” (“ Sport for Rights”) беларускія праваабаронцы зладзілі фота-акцыю ў падтрымку палітзняволеных Азербайджана – праваабаронцаў, актывістаў, журналістаў.

June 11, 2015

Amnesty International прызнала Юрыя Рубцова вязнем сумлення

Праваабрончая арганізацыя Amnesty International прызнала Юрыя Рубцова вязнем сумлення і разглядае прысуд яму як частку доўгатэрміновай кампаніі пераследу актывістаў грамадзянскай супольнасці з боку беларускіх уладаў.

June 3, 2015

The political prisoner Yury Rubtsou will spend two years in the colony

On 28 May, 2015 the political prisoner Yury Rubtsou was sentenced to two years imprisonment in a penal colony on charges of evasion of serving the initial sentence . Mr. Rubtsou was serving a sentence of 1.5 years of imprisonment in the open-type correctional facility for allegedly insulting the judge.

June 2, 2015

Палітвязень Юрый Рубцоў два гады правядзе ў калоніі

28 траўня 2015 года палітвязня Юрыя Рубцова асудзілі на два гады пазбаўлення волі ў папраўчай калоніі па абвінавачанні ва ўхіленні ад адбыцця пакарання. Ю. Рубцоў адбываў пакаранне ў 1,5 гады пазбаўлення волі ў папраўчай калоніі адкрытага тыпу нібыта за абразу суддзі.

June 1, 2015

Controversy between Orthodox people and Jehovah Witnesses in Terjola

In March 2014, Jehovah Witnesses received permission from Terjola district administration to construct a royal hall. Several weeks after the construction started, clergymen of local Orthodox Church, their parish, school children and teachers organized protest demonstration – they oppose construction of the chapel of Jehovah Witnesses in the town center.