Political prisoners tortured in Akrestsin St.

9:03 Young activists demand release of political prisoners

On January 30 the 20-day term of arrest of JEANS initiative activist Tatsyana Tsishkevich. She was detained on January 10 after the protest rally of entrepreneurs. She was brutally beaten up by policemen during the detention. Judge Mikalay Samasejka sentenced Tatsyana to an administrative arrest for 20 days. 

8:50 Campaign against tortures in prisons started in Belarus

The democratic forces of Belarus have started a campaign for creating due conditions in the detention center in Akrestsin Street in Minsk. Today’s conditions of incarceration of mostly political prisoners are more like tortures, as said by human rights watchdogs. 

9:06 Emergency ambulance comes to Akrestin Street every day

Emergency ambulance is called almost every day to Akrestin Street for the detained after the protest action on 10 January. As lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya says, emergency was called for Syargei Parsyukevich yesterday. He had asthmatic attack and fever. 

19:53 Jail in Akrestsin Street in Minsk – torture place for political prisoners

The document touches upon circumstances of detentions, trials and arrests of youth leaders, members of the organization committee of the European March, political and human rights activists detained before the European March held in Minsk on October 14. The conditions of imprisonment of democratic activists in the Center for Isolation of Delinquents in Akrestsin Street in Minsk, which have become much worse after adoption of the new Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus, are described in the document. The present paper gives names of law enforcement bodies employees who authorized detentions, passed unjust sentences; the names of other authorities who took part in the repressions against the organizers of the European March.