12.05.2008

Was Andrei Kim returned to pretrial detention center with ill eyes?

14:11, — Politics

Political prisoner Andrei Kim was transferred to the Minsk pretrial detention center from the prison hospital.

2.05.2008

Eyesight of Political Prisoners Andrei Kim declines

8:52, — Politics

Andrei Kim has been visited by his mother in the prison hospital. The political prisoner was placed there because of eyes inflammation.

29.04.2008

Lukashenka is not going to release Kazulin and other political prisoners 80

13:46, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka gave the “national assembly” his traditional “annual address.” The Belarusian head of state didn’t say anything new. Most of the statements have been already heard before. He said threefold (!) population growth in Belarus was a vital question, and stated he wasn’t going to release political prisoners, though the European Union and the United States insist on it.

Struggle for political prisoners release goes on (Photo, video) 1

10:07, — Politics

Banners demanding to release political prisoners appear in Minsk almost every day.

25.04.2008

Political prisoner Andrei Kim taken to prison hospital 1

15:41, — Politics

Andrei Kim has been in the republican prison hospital since 24 April. The activist suffers from ophthalmia, which began during his detention in the pretrial detention center on Valadarski Street.

23.04.2008

Opposition politicians, human rights defenders slam conviction of Andrey Kim

17:50, — Politics

Opposition politicians and human rights defenders have slammed Tuesday’s conviction of Andrey Kim and other youths over January demonstrations as politically motivated.

Andrei Kim’s mother: “I’m proud of you, son!” 37

16:25, Natallya Radina — Politics

When yesterday a judgement to youth activist Andrei Kim was read out, his mother Tatsyana Kim shouted in the courtroom: “I’m proud of you, son!” Everyone heard these words. Eyes of people filled with tears. If a mother, whose son is leaving her for a colony for long 1.5 years, says such words, it means she loves and understands well her son.

22.04.2008

U.S. embassy: “Andrei Kim is political prisoner” 6

17:53, — Politics

Jonathan Moore, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Belarus, commented on the judgement, delivered to the youth activist on 22 April: “Sentence to Andrei Kim is a political decision.”

Heavy sentences to participants of trial of 14 (Photo, video) 58

15:05, — Politics

Youth activist Andrei Kim is sentenced to 1.5 year in penal colony by the Tsentralny district court of Minsk. Other participant of the trial of 14 – Alyaksei Bondar, Artsyo Dubski, Mikhas Kryvay, Mikhas Pashekvich, Ales Straltsou, Ales Charnyshou, Tatsyana Tsishkevich - are sentenced to correctional works without sending them to penitentiary institutions. They must charge the state 20 per cent of their wages. Anton Koipish and Uladzimir Sayrheeu are fined of 100 basic units. The judgement was read by judge Alena Illina.

16.04.2008

Riot militia encircled court building where “trial of 14” takes place 5

11:15, — Politics

“The trial of 14” has begun today in the Tsentralny district court on Minsk. Participants of the mass protest action of entrepreneurs on 10 January have trial today. About 50 people, including famous politicians, came to support the accused.

1.04.2008

Rehearing of Andrei Kim’s case scheduled 7

16:38, — Politics

Today at the trial in the case of Andrei Kim the judge has consolidated two cases in one, and so a day for a hearing of, in fact, a new case, has been assigned.

Riot policemen got people move on from court where trial over Andrei Kim is held (Photo, video) 18

15:40, — Politics

Riot policemen force away people from the building of the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk, where the trial over Andrei Kim, a political prisoner, takes place.

Trial over political prisoner Andrei Kim starts today 2

8:35, — Politics

The trial in the case of a young activist Andrei Kim is to start on April 1 at 2 p.m. in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk.

31.03.2008

People protest and demand freedom in Minsk (Photo) 4

8:28, — Politics

Some actions demanding to release political prisoners, opposition activists, arrested 25 March, and stop pressing upon independent Belarusian media were held in Minsk 30 March.

20.03.2008

Andrei Kim to Stand Trial on April 1 3

8:51, — Politics

The trial in the case of the young activist Andrei Kim is to start on April 1 in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk.

17.03.2008

Belarusians call on authorities to release political prisoners (Photo) 9

17:39, — Politics

Actions requiring to release political prisoners were held in Minsk and other Belarusians cities on Solidarity Day 16 March. People took to streets with portraits of prisoners of conscience, spread leaflets, hung out banners, demanding the authorities to release immediately and unconditionally Alyaksandr Kazulin, Andrei Kim and Syarhei Parsyukevich, arrested on politically motivated grounds.

11.03.2008

Campaign in support of political prisoner Andrei Kim held in Livejournal

17:55, — Politics

An online community dedicated to the political prisoner Andrei Kim has been created at LiveJournal service.

6.03.2008

OSCE Ambassador Urged to Visit Andrei Kim in Prison

17:51, — Politics

The leader of the United Civil party Anatol Lyabedzka and young activists met Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk Ambassador Hans Jochen Schmid on March 6.

4.03.2008

Andrei Kim’s criminal case taken to court 7

12:43, — Politics

A criminal case against political prisoner Andrei Kim will be taken to the court today. The activist of the organisation “Initiative” was detained during disperse of action of entrepreneurs on 21 January. He got 10 days of arrest for participation in the unauthorised event, and later he was guarded to the pretrial detention center and accused of violent acts against militiamen.

3.03.2008

General Prosecutor not considered problem of Andrei Kim’s release

16:21, — Politics

Statement of a group of Brest democratic activists to Ryhor Vasilevich, General Prosecutor of Belarus, requiring to release Andrei Kim was sent to prosecutor’s office of the Brest Region for consideration.

28.02.2008

Amnesty International urged to recognize Andrei Kim prisoner of conscience

16:35, — Politics

Small businessmen have addressed the human rights organization “Amnesty International” with an appeal to recognize Andrei Kim a prisoner of conscience. The BelaPAN has been informed about that by one of the leaders of the small businessmen’s movement Ihar Lednik.

Leader of small businessmen asks to release political prisoner on bail

12:33, — Politics

The chairman of the steering committee of individual entrepreneurs of Minsk Alyaksandr Makaeu has filed an application to the office of the Prosecutor General of Belarus to set free Andrei Kim on bail. Andrei Kim is a 22-year-old democratic activist arrested on January 21 during the protest rally of individual entrepreneurs.

27.02.2008

Case of political prisoner Andrei Kim taken to court 6

17:11, — Politics

Investigation in the criminal case against an activist of the youth organization “Initiative” Andrei Kim has finished. After the political prisoner would get acquainted with files of the case, it would be taken to the court.

26.02.2008

Political prisoner Andrei Kim to celebrate birthday in prison 6

17:42, — Politics

Today the political prisoner Andrei Kim turns 22. Unfortunately, the activist of the civil campaign “Initiative” Andrei Kim has to celebrate his birthday in prison.

Prosecutor General urged to release Andrei Kim 7

10:33, — Politics

On February 25 Brest human rights activist Raman Kislyak and regional activists of the democratic forces sent a letter to the Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich with a demand to release an opposition activist Andrei Kim.

22.02.2008

European Parliament’s Resolution: Freedom to political prisoners, freedom of speech, fair election

14:54, — Politics

The European Parliament at its plenary session by unanimous vote adopted a resolution on the situation Belarus. The Belarusian authorities are urged to release political prisoners, grant freedom of speech and hold free election. The document expresses solidarity with the united democratic opposition of Belarus and “all Belarusian citizens who strive for an independent, open and democratic Belarus based on the rule of law”.

Everything Becomes Possible 18

14:17, — Politics

Today a political prisoner Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou has been released. The journalist has become the sixth prisoner of conscience released over the last month. Doors of oppositionists’ prisons have opened thanks to principled actions of the US and the EU, as well as the campaign of solidarity by the democratic forces. In December 2007 the US imposed sanctions against the largest Belarusian monopolist “Belneftekhim”, while the EU for more than a year stuck to its coordinated policy known as 12 recommendations of the EU.

Elisabeth Schroedter: “No concessions”

9:59, — Politics

“Belarusian authorities will have no concessions, unless violating of human rights is stopped in the country. It’s not enough for Lukashenka to release some political prisoners, bargaining with us,” MEP Elisabeth Schroedter said in the interview to Deutsche Welle about the resolution on Belarus adopted on 21 February.

21.02.2008

Andrei Kim’s mother: “My son helped me to turn to all good and real” 4

11:10, — Politics

Some political prisoners are released, while new people are thrown behind the bars. Youth activist Andrei KIM, accused of violent acts against a militiaman, is in the list of those, whom the Belarusian and international community require to release. Andrei’s mother Tatsyna Andreeuna tells to the newspaper “Narodnaya Volya” about Andrei and his situation.

18.02.2008

Belarusians call upon all prisoners of conscience (Photo)

10:40, — Politics

Rallies urging the authorities to release all political prisoners were held on January 16 in many parts of Minsk. Young activists of the civil campaign “Jeans for Freedom” gathered in the streets with portraits of prisoners of conscience.