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Artur Finkevich
On December 20 2007 Artur Finkevich, an activist Young Front organization, was sentenced to other 18 months of prison.
Arrested on January 30, 2006, Artur Finkevich was sentenced to a two-year "restricted freedom" term in May 2006 on a "malicious hooliganism" charge for political graffiti "We want a new one!” (instead of Aliaksandr Lukashenka), “Enough”. At that time, he was just 20 years old. Artur was recognized as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
Aliaksandr Tolstuko
- What are your feelings after the release?
- Very nice, I’m ready to continue the fight! The time in prison only gave me more power to resist the authorities.
- So that arrest didn’t frighten you, didn’t make you step back.
- Of course a human being is sometimes afraid of something. But I try not to give up.
Yury Liavonau
Yury Liavonau (born on 23 September 1961), entrepreneur and civic activist, is currently held in prison as political hostages of the autocratic machinery. Yury Liavonau was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months together with Autohovich of restricted liberty for the alleged irregular tax payments.
Mikola Autukhovich
Mikola Autukhovich (born on 7 January 1963)entepreneur and civic activist, is currently held in prison as political hostage of the autocratic machinery. Mikola Autukhovich was sentenced to 3 and a half years for the alleged irregular tax payments.
Zmitser Dashkevich
Born on 20 July 1981. The head of Malady Front (Young Front) youth organization since 2005. Was an active participant in spring 2006 street protests. Arrested in Minsk on 15 September 2006 and has since been held in jail. The leader “Malady Front” was accused of violation of “political” article of the Criminal Code - Article 193 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“Activity on behalf of an unregistered organization”). The Article was added to the Criminal Code in December 2005 as part of a series of amendments that introduced penalties for civil society organizations and other outspoken critics of the government, in the lead-up to the presidential elections in March 2006. Zmitser Dashkevich was sentenced on 1 November 2006 to 1.5 years' imprisonment for 'organizing or participating in an activity of an unregistered non-governmental organization'.
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