Libereco: Gewissensgefangener in Belarus: Ivan Mikhailau zu 3 Monaten Haft verurteilt
02. Februar 2010
Am 1. Februar 2010 verurteilte ein Gericht Ivan Mikhailau zu 3 Monaten
Haft. Er wurde der „Fahnenflucht“ für schuldig befunden. Libereco –
Partnership for Human Rights betrachtet Ivan Mikhailau als
Gewissensgefangenen, der allein deshalb inhaftiert ist, weil man ihm
sein Recht auf Inanspruchnahme eines alternativen zivilen Dienstes
verweigert hat, und fordert seine sofortige und bedingungslose
Freilassung.
RWB: Authorities step up pressure on independent journalists
05. Februar 2010
Statement by Reporters Without Borders, 5 February 2010
The Belarusian police are increasingly harassing and intimidating
independent journalists by charging them with relatively minor
offences. This practice should stop at once if the government really
intends, as it claims, to turn Belarus into a democracy.
Der belarussische Musiker und politische Aktivist Igor Koktisch
(englische Transkription: Igor Koktysh) ist am 2. Februar aus einem
ukrainischen Untersuchungsgefängnis entlassen worden. Dort hatte man
ihn zweieinhalb Jahre gefangen gehalten. Er hat sich nach seiner
Freilassung bei Amnesty International für die Unterstützung bedankt.
Belarusian conscientious objector, Ivan Mikhailau, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on 1 February 2010. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience and is calling for his immediate and unconditional release.
Amnesty International has called on the Belarusian authorities to
release a conscientious objector, found guilty by the Minsk District
Court of "draft evasion" and sentenced to three months in prison on
Monday. Ivan Mikhailau had refused military service because bearing arms
contradicts his religious beliefs as an active member of the Messianic
Jewish community. He was arrested in the town of Salihorsk, south of
the capital, Minsk, on 15 December 2009. Amnesty International considers Ivan Mikhailau to be a prisoner of
conscience, detained for the peaceful expression of his beliefs.
RWB: Government extends its control over all media
05. Februar 2010
Statement by Reporters Without Borders, 2 February 2010
Reporters Without Borders regrets that President Alexander Lukashenko
yesterday signed a decree establishing extensive control over Internet
access and online content. The decree is due to take effect on 1 July.
