12.05.2008

Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich needs urgent operation

15:19, — Politics

Lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya, who had visited the leader of entrepreneurs in the Zhlobin detention center, said it.

2.05.2008

Syarhei Parsyukevich transferred to prison in Zhodzina

11:13, — Politics

It has been told to his wife Natalya Parsyukevich by representatives of the remand prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk today morning. At the moment Syarhei Parsyukevich is kept there.

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.

28.04.2008

Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich appealed against sentence 2

13:32, — Politics

Businessman Sayrhei Parsyukevich has appealed to court against the judgement, according to which he had been found guilty of beating up a militiaman and sentenced to two and a half years of imprisonment.

24.04.2008

Ales Taustyka: “First fair trial in Belarus will be held over ensign Dulub” 10

11:02, — Politics

“The first trial in the democratic Belarus will be held over ensign Dulub, who had not only abused his power by beating up Syarhei Parsyukevich and insulting other political prisoners in Akrestsin Street, but later appeared for the prosecution in the court,” said one of the leaders of the entrepreneurs’ movement of Belarus Ales Taustyka to the Charter’97 press-center, commenting on yesterday’s harsh verdict to Syarhei Parsyukevich.

23.04.2008

Syarhei Parsyukevich sentenced to 2.5 years in colony 30

20:49, — Politics

Maskouski district court of Minsk sentenced the entrepreneurs’ leader Syarhei Parsyukevich to 2.5 years in a general regime colony. Moreover, the entrepreneur is to pay BR 1 mln 100 thousand of compensation. The sentenced was passed by judge Uladzimir Audzeyenka.

Syarhei Parsyukevich swears on icon by his wife’s health assuring of his innocence 8

17:34, — Politics

Today one of the leaders of the market vendors, a political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich made his final statement in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk.

Prosecutor demands to sentence Parsyukevich to 3 years of colony 12

16:26, — Politics

Prosecutor Syarhei Kunash has recommended sentencing the businessman Syarhei Parsyukevich to three years of standard regime penal colony. Besides, as said by him, this term is demanded by him to the accused considering ‘mitigating circumstances’: the political prisoner has an underage son and suffers from asthma.

Where's conscience? 22

16:17, — Politics

Alyaksandr Dulub, guard in the special detention center on Akrestin Street, demanded Syarhei Parsyukevich should pay him 2 million Belarusian rubles as compensation for moral damage.

Was testimony on Parsyukevich’s case written to dictation of militiamen? (Photo) 7

14:09, — Politics

Trial over Syarhei Parsyukevich, activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement from Vitsebsk, accused of beating up a militiaman, is continuing in the Maskouski district court of Minsk.

22.04.2008

Syarhei Parsyukevich: “I was sitting on the floor handcuffed, and policemen were beating me in kidney area” (Photos from the trial) 15

18:08, — Politics

Today in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk the leader of Vitsebsk small businessmen Syarhei Parsyukevich has told how he had been beaten by an officer of a remand prison in Akrestsin Street Alyaksandr Dulub.

Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich guarded by two armed policemen (Photo) 3

12:53, — Politics

The trial over a businessman Syarhei Parsyukevich has started in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk.

Courts overloaded with political prisoners. The next is Sayrhei Parsyukevich 1

8:35, — Politics

Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich, entrepreneur from Vitsebsk, is to have trial 22 April in Minsk.

11.04.2008

Political prisoner Parsyukevich gasps from asthma in prison cell 6

11:00, — Politics

Lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya attended in the Minsk pretrial detention center Syarhei Parsyukevuch, activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement, on 10 April.

1.04.2008

Case of political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich taken to court 1

10:58, — Politics

The case of one of the leaders of entrepreneurs from Vitsebsk, a political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich, has been sent for trial to the court of Maskouski district of Minsk by the prosecutor’s office.

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.

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.

13.03.2008

Official charge has been filed against political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich 13

17:40, — Politics

The leader of Vitsebsk entrepreneurs, a political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich has been officially accused by the prosecutor’s office on violation of Article 364 (“violence or a threat of violence against a policeman”) of the Criminal Code of Belarus.

11.03.2008

Syarhei Parsyukevich had hair cut and transferred to investigatory facility 6

11:54, — Politics

Lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya visited the activist of entrepreneurs’ movement in the pretrial detention center on Valadarski Street yesterday.

4.03.2008

Former police major arrested for taking part in small businessmen rally 6

14:05, — Politics

A leader of the movement of individual entrepreneurs, a former police major Syarhei Parsyukevich is arrested. This decision has been taken today by the prosecutor of Maskouski district of Minsk. Syarhei Parsyukevich was called to testify in the case brought up against him.

30.01.2008

Former police major beaten by former colleagues (photo) 17

17:11, — Politics

Vitebsk entrepreneur Syarhei Parsyukevich, released after arrest for participation in the rally of entrepreneurs, had to consult a doctor. He was beaten brutally by an officer of the detention center on 21 January. “If I hadn’t broken loose and cried for help, they would have killed me,” former police major Parsyukevich said to the Charter’97 press center.

29.01.2008

Activist Beaten up in Prison Charged with Attacking Policeman

10:00, — Politics

Syarhei Parsyukevich, released from Minsk center of isolation of criminals after an arrest for participation in a protest rally of market vendors on January 10, was to address doctors immediately.

18.01.2008

Emergency ambulance comes to Akrestin Street every day 4

9:06, — Politics

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.

14.01.2008

Arrests go on 2

12:26, — Politics

Syargei Parsyukevich was arrested for 15 days for participation on the unauthorised rally of entrepreneurs on 10 January. Activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Syargei Parsyukevich from Vitebsk has had a trial in the court of the Central district of Minsk today, Radio Svaboda reports.