Andrei Kim (22 year youth activist) was found guilty of the crime on articles 342.1 (organization and execution of actions that violate the public order or active participation in such actions) and 364 (violence or a threat of violence towards a militiaman) of the Criminal Code of Belarus and sentenced him to 1.5 years in prison.

Andrei Kim (22 year youth activist) was found guilty of the crime on articles 342.1 (organization and execution of actions that violate the public order or active participation in such actions) and 364 (violence or a threat of violence towards a militiaman) of the Criminal Code of Belarus and sentenced him to 1.5 years in prison.

Born on 25 November 1955, leader of the Belarusian Socialist Democratic Party (Hramada), former presidential candidate and former rector of the Belarusian State University. Aliaksandr Kazulin is considered by the Amnesty International a prisoner of conscience, and that his continuing imprisonment is a violation of his rights to freedom of assembly, association and expression.

After peaceful protests of entrepreneurs (10 and 21 January 2008) Andrei Kim was accused of violent acts against militiaman (article 364 of the Criminal Code). He may face up to 6 years of imprisonment. On the 31st of January he was put in Minsk pre-trial prison. Unfortunately there is not enough information on this case as Andrei Kim’s lawyer signed statement of non-disclosure of the case’s materials.

After peaceful protests of entrepreneurs on 10 of January 2008 S. Parsyukevich was detained and sentenced to 15 days of arrest. While serving the sentence in the Akrestsina jail (Minsk) he was brutally beaten up by a warder. Aware of the Syarhei’s bronchial asthma, warrant officer Aliaksandr Dulub was also grasping his handcrafted victim by the throat not allowing him to breath. It should be also noted that despite Syarhei’ requests warders of prison did not give him to get necessary medical treatment and pills during the rest of the days of his jailing.
Once S. Parsyukevich came out from prison he filed an appeal to the district prosecutor calling on the fact of torture and misuse of power of militiaman in the Akrestina jail. But instead of investigating his complaint Belarusian authorities opened a case against Syarhey himself, blaming him for attack and inflicting a militiaman.
On 4 of March Syarhei Parsyukevich was arrested after his showing up in the district prosecutor office where he was called to. Nowadays being suspected of violent acts against militiaman (article 364 of the Criminal Code) Syarhei is kept in the Minsk pre-trial prison.
In 2004 Syarhei Parsyukevich retired from the post of the head of crime investigation department in rank of major. After retirement he started his business as an individual entrepreneur in Vitebsk. In 2005 he became Chairman of Council of individual entrepreneurs in the Smalensky market of Vitsebsk. Syarhei’s activity in the Vitebsk region and participation in peaceful street protests in Minsk have become the occasions of administrative persecution targeting not only him but his business. In the beginning of 2008 the local administration in Vitebsk ruined his business by depriving him from license. Now his wife and 14 year old son have left without means of subsistence.

We consider that Syarhei’s detention is not valid and has no legal evidence at all. The authorities want to intimidate and to isolate Syarhei Parsukevich because of his political activities.

After peaceful protests of entrepreneurs (10 and 21 January 2008) Andrei Kim was accused of violent acts against militiaman (article 364 of the Criminal Code). He may face up to 6 years of imprisonment. On the 31st of January he was put in Minsk pre-trial prison. Unfortunately there will be not enough information on this case as Andrei Kim’s lawyer have made a signed statement of the non-disclosure the materials of the case.

Born on 25 November 1955, leader of the Belarusian Socialist Democratic Party (Hramada), former presidential candidate and former rector of the Belarusian State University. Aliaksandr Kazulin is considered by the Amnesty International a prisoner of conscience, and that his continuing imprisonment is a violation of his rights to freedom of assembly, association and expression.

Born on 17 September 1965, an opposition activist, former deputy of the Parliament of Belarus, was arrested on 3 April 2007 and sentenced on 1 August to 2 years’ imprisonment for his political pamphlet in Internet criticizing the dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

Born on 8 February 1985. He is the youngest Belarusian political prisoner.

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 spray-painting "We want a new one (instead of Alyaksandr Lukashenka)!", “Enough” on a building. At that time he was just 20 years old. Artur was recognized as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

Born on 25 November 1955, leader of the Belarusian Socialist Democratic Party (Hramada), former presidential candidate and former rector of the Belarusian State University. Aliaksandr Kazulin is considered by the Amnesty International a prisoner of conscience, and that his continuing imprisonment is a violation of his rights to freedom of assembly, association and expression.

On 13 July 2006 Aliaksandr Kazulin was sentenced to 5½ years’ imprisonment for “hooliganism” and “organization of group activities that breach public order or active participation in similar activities”. Aliaksandr Kazulin was charged, under the provisions of the Belarusian Criminal Code, with “hooliganism”, article 339, part 2, and, with “the organization of group activities that breach public order or active participation in similar activities”, article 342, part 1.