On 25 August 1991, the 5th Extraordinary Session of the Supreme Council of the BSSR adopted the Law “On the law of giving constitutional status to the Declaration of the BSSR Supreme Council about the state sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic” and the decree “About ensuring the political and economic independence of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.”
Irina Khalip: I did not recognise Sannikov
On 18 August the journalist Irina Khalip visited her husband, the presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, at the prison in Novopolatsk.
Dmitrii Bondarenko is being sent from hospital to prison today
Doctors insist that the political prisoner requires a minimum of half a year of rehabilitation.
Dmitrii Drozd: My release certificate is endorsed, “Subject to supervision”
The political prisoner Dmitry Drozd had to go through hell, but he has no regrets about anything.
Zmitser Drozd: “To refuse a clemency petition, one must be a real hero”
“I admitted guilt and fully repented – this is not about me”, said Vasil Parfyankou in his first hours of freedom. What did a petition for pardon look like, and why did 9 people sign it? Also, see how Minsk met those first released from custody, convicted of the events of 19 December, in this video report:
Andrei Sannikov: This is the next dirty game of the authorities
The presidential candidate has phoned for the first time from Novopolotsk prison.
The release of those pardoned is expected tomorrow or the day after tomorrow
The department for carrying out punishments of the Belarusian Interior Ministry is ready quickly to fulfil Lukashenko’s decree to pardon nine people convicted for the events on 19 December 2010.
The newspaper “Choice” arrives at the homes of Belarusians (Photos)
“Choice” has also appeared at the homes of the inhabitants of Mogilyov. Activists of the civil initiative “New Belarus” are continuing to deliver the newspaper of changes to the homes of Belarusians.
Freed: A member of the rally of solidarity with Zmitser Dashkevich
On 9 August a second participant of the action of solidarity with Dashkevich and an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, Alyaksei Sanchyla, was released from Drybin detention centre.
Threats continue to be made to activists of “European Belarus”
Yesterday at about 20:30 a person called an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, Andrei Molchan, on his home phone. Posing as a policeman, he made threats and uttered obscene language, demanding that the activist appear at the police station.