In continuation of the topic of temporary detention isolators of the Vitebsk region, we quote the story of the co-chairman of the newly created BCD party, Pavel Sevyarynets. Pavel, as a former political prisoner, is well acquainted with the penitentiary system of Belarus. This year he was punished with 15 days of arrest after the "March of the non-parasites" in Vorša, which was held on March 12.
In order to optimize the structure of the penitentiary system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Navapołacak, the medical and labor dispensary No. 8 is liquidated and a correctional colony No. 1 is created on its base. The corresponding decree No. 223 was published on the National Legal Internet Portal.
A resident of Viciebsk, Oksana Isakova, says her son Viktor Seleznev and his cousin Alexander Kudryavtsev, who are serving their sentence in Škłoŭ colony No. 17, are in danger. The woman worries that their life is under threat. According to her, convicts demand a meeting with the prosecutor, but they are not given such a possibility.
In the spring of 2017, many civil society activists, journalists, human rights activists faced detentions and arrests. Taking the opportunity, we decided to find out about the temporary detention facilities (IVS) of the Vitebsk region and to make a series of materials about the living conditions of people in these institutions. In the next part of our cycle, Viktor Stukov tells about his experience in the IVS.
"Viciebsk Spring" continues the series of publications on conditions of serving administrative arrest in temporary detention facilities. Our next author is independent journalist Kastus Mardzvincau.
The best way to defend their rights – to send away those who prevents to do it. So says the leader of "Young Front" Źmicier Dashkevich, who, we recall, the prize for "freedom of thought" was presented on 17 June.
We continue to acquaint readers with the conditions of serving punishment in the temporary detention facilities of the Viciebsk region. Vasily Beresnev, a human rights activist, a member of the BHC told us about how he was sitting in Vorša.
Inspired by the idea of human rights activist Pavel Levinov, who went to the temporary detention center in Viciebsk with a document from the BHC that during the detention he would monitor the conditions in the detention center, Viciebsk Spring decided to make his own monitoring. Fortunately after the mass arrests of activists in the spring specifically to sit on the "day" for this is not necessary.
On June 9, in the court of Zheleznodorozhny district of Viciebsk, judge Alla Bordyukova continued her consideration of the administrative case of Nadezhda Kukonos, an activist of "Honest Power", who was accused of insubordination and insult of a police officer while performing his official duties (Code of Administrative Violations, Article 23.4 and Article 23.5).