”We were shocked by the verdict. We are afraid. Vlad is not involved in this crime, they could shoot a completely innocent person, it is terrible. They lied about everything, what Fedartsov read today is not true to the preparatory stage . They turned everything into what they needed, they ignored entirely what the FSB (Russian security Service) said in [...]
”We have two days to create a media outcry in the world to hopefully stop the court in Belarus from punishing the accused with death penalty. Regardless of their guilt, it’s not okay for a country in the middle of Europe to still actively use death penalty as punishment. When a life is taken, it will never return. We are fortunate to be born in a country with freedom of expression and press freedom. With freedom comes responsibility . So let’s focus the spotlight on ”Europe’s last dictatorship” and speak for the silenced,” Sommerfeld writes.
Wednesday is getting closer, and more protests will be held in one of the last dictatorships in Europe; Belarus. The latest months, thousands of belarusians have been arrested for walking in silent protest, gathering on squares all over the country, clapping hands. People are tired of oppression, tired of the bad economic and political situation. On Tuesday, Swedish Television reported [...]
“If the EU wants to take them, we will buy them a ticket and send them. No problem – take them! If they are such zealous supporters of political prisoners, we will pack them in a coach tomorrow. I will make a decision, as I have the right to make such decisions, and everyone, even those who were not imprisoned [...]
Once again, thousands protested in Belarus on wednesday (29 of June) against the dictatorial regime. Through quiet protests in different cities all over the country, only clapping hands, people showed their disappointment with the current political and economical situation. And for clapping hands, people got brutally beaten and arrested. As you can see on the video below, also journalists were [...]
At least 450 protesters arrested in Belarus today. Photos by Anton Motolko / www.antonmotolko.com
The people of Belarus continues to protest against the regime, now as a tradition every wednesday. Will we see an Internet revolution in Belarus soon? According to independent media, hundreds have been detained in Minsk today, where thousands gathered for silent protests against the regime. Once again, the prisons are getting overcrowded in Belarus. Protests were held in other cities around [...]
Isabel Sommerfeld, Project Manager behind Info Belarus, today writes together with Jonathan Leman (reporter at the magazine Expo) and Johan Berggren (Editor in Chief at Ordfront Magasin, one of the biggest society Magazines in Sweden) about how Wikileaks representatives use their leaks to support dictatorships. The case which is specifically addressed is Israel Shamir, Wikileaks representative who was in place [...]
Belarus president Alexandr Lukashenka såg sig under onsdagen tvungen att sänka priset på bensin efter att hundratals bilister genomfört en tutande protest i huvudstaden Minsk. Bensinpriset i Belarus har åkt jojo den senaste tiden. I tisdags aviserade Lukashenka en höjning med 30 procent, men på onsdagen backade presidenten och höjningen stannade på 12,5 procent. En liter bensin kostar nu 4 [...]
Presidentkandidaten Ales Michalevic skrev under ett samarbetsavtal med KGB, för att kunna berätta för omvärlden om tortyren och behandlingen av politiska fångar i Europas sista diktatur, Belarus. Läs hela hans vittnesskildring där han berättar om sin politiska kampanj, hans syn på utvecklingen i landet samt om tortyren i KGB:s fängelse, på www.infobelarus.nu
