Boris Zvozskov, a well-known Belarusian human rights defender died the night between June 16 and 17, after a long and painful illness. He died at the age of 63. He had received treatment for his disease (cancer) both in Israel and Belarus. He was born in Russia and was one of the founders of Human Rights House in Vilnius.
“All Belarusian human rights defenders are under the sword of Damocles, they may be punished at any moment."
(Urgent: Save Ales Bialiatski)
Viasna:
http://spring96.org/be/news/53301
Young Front:
http://mfront.net/razvitannie-z-barysam-zvozskavym-adbudziecca-19-ha-czervienia-u-domie-smutku.html
Charter 97
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/6/18/53905/
“All Belarusian human rights defenders are under the sword of Damocles, they may be punished at any moment."
Svaboda:
http://www.svaboda.org/content/article/24618085.html
Save Ales Bialiatski:
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/6/19/53970/“I already had a reprimand and an extra duty. I feel they won't be the last. In general, it turned out I am far from being a good inmate.”
Amnesty International writes about Ales and many other political prisoners and human rights defenders:
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2012/6/13/53710/
"Amnesty International considers Ales Bialiatski to be a prisoner of conscience and demands his unconditional release."
Earlier (Ill-treatment in prisons and torture)
http://minkristnasamhllsblogg.blogspot.fi/2012/06/manniskorattssituationen-i-belarus-ar.html
Ill-treatment and torture:
http://tinyurl.com/blcl5ua
Human rights defender Oleg Volchek - awarded:
http://minkristnasamhllsblogg.blogspot.fi/2012/06/human-rights-defender-aleh-volchak.html
Foto: oppositionens flagga, från Minsk, Belarus
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