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Five youth activists, detained on 11 August in connection with the appearance of patriotic graffiti in Minsk, could become another political prisoners.

Пяцёра моладзевых актывістаў,што затрыманыя 11 жніўня ў сувязі са з’яўленнем у Мінску патрыятычных графіці, могуць стаць чарговымі палітвязнямі.

13 жніўня судом Азербайджана Лэйла Юнус і яе муж Арыф Юнус былі асуджаныя да шматгадовага пазбаўлення волі.Яны з’яўляюцца даўнімі дзеячамі грамадзянскай супольнасці.Іх сённяшні прысуд – сімвал мэтанакіраваных рэпрэсій супраць вядучых прадстаўнікоў грамадзянскай супольнасці ў Азербайджане пасля прэзідэнцкіх выбараў у кастрычніку 2013 года.

Belarusian graduates and experts of the “International Law in Advocacy” program created a Russian-language electronic catalog of the decisions of the UN Committees on individual complaints.

Today, a court in Azerbaijan sentenced Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus to many years in prison. They are long-time civil society actors. Their sentencing today is a symbol of the targeted repression against leading civil society voices in Azerbaijan since the presidential election of October 2013.

Белорусские выпускники и эксперты программы “Международное право для защиты общественных интересов” создали русскоязычный электронный каталог решений комитетов ООН по индивидуальным жалобам.

The Sport for Rights coalition resolutely condemns the brutal murder of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev, who died on 9 August in a Baku hospital, after he was severely beaten on 8 August by a group of people. Rasim Aliyev had reported receiving continuous threats and intimidation via social media networks for three weeks leading up to his death.

On 4 August the action of support for the Belarusian political prisoners was held in Vilnius, organized within the framework of the International Day of Solidarity with civil society of Belarus. Several dozen people gathered in the center of Vilnius to prove that solidarity is stronger than repressions.

4 жніўня ў Вільні прайшла акцыя на знак падтрымкі палітзняволеных беларусаў, арганізаваная ў межах Міжнароднага дня салідарнасці з грамадзянскай супольнасцю Беларусі. Некалькі дзесяткаў чалавек сабраліся ў цэнтры Вільні, каб даказаць, што салідарнасць мацней за рэпрэсіі.

Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks one year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan.

When: Tuesday, 4. August 2015 13:00 – 13:30 To: Tuesday, 4. August 2015 Where: Vilnius, Town Hall Square (Rotušės aikštė) Host: The Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House and Freedom House

As part of the International Day of Solidarity with the civil society of Belarus on 4 August the action in support of Belarusian political prisoners will be held in Vilnius. It was on 4 August 2011 when a prominent Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski was arrested in Minsk. Although he was granted early parole in 2014, the pressure on human rights defenders and activists continues. At least 6 political prisoners remain imprisoned in Belarus and there is no guarantee that there will be no new cases of political persecution in the light of the upcoming Presidential Elections in Belarus scheduled for 11 of October.