‘Political Prisoners. Memorial’: Andrei Russkikh, a psychotherapist from Belarus threatened with extradition to his home country, is a political prisoner

17 August 2022 Andrei Russkikh has been charged with insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka and inciting hatred of Belarusian law enforcement bodies. Source: 'Political Prisoners. Memorial' The human rights project ‘Political Prisoners.…

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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Vadim Duboisky, a political opponent of Lukashenka facing extradition, is a political prisoner

1 February 2022 Vadim Duboisky has already been held for 10 months in a Russian detention centre at the request of Belarusian law enforcement authorities Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre…

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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Russian authorities violated the UN Convention on Refugees in extraditing Aleksei Kudin, a citizen of Belarus

22 July 2021 The European Court of Human Rights banned Russia from extraditing Kudin, a participant in last year's August protests, to his home country of Belarus where he is…

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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Andrei Prilutsky, a citizen of Belarus who has applied for political asylum in Russia, is a political prisoner

5 March 2021 Prilutsky links his criminal prosecution with his opposition activities as a member of the Belaruskali strike committee Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre Belarus is demanding the extradition…

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