15:10, — Politics

Our support to prisoners of the KGB jail will determine whether these courageous people would be able to go through all hardships and humiliating treatment by the dictatorship.

Political prisoners have a right to receive postcards, and everyone can support the people fighting for freedom of Belarus at least by a word of encouragement.

We remind that more than 20 persons are kept in the remand prison of the KGB (State Security Committee) in Minsk, including 6 presidential candidates. accusation has been presented against them, and the next two month before trial they are to stay behind the bars.

Postal address:

Belarus, Minsk 220050

Central Post Office (Glavpochtamt)

Post office box 8

Name of the prisoner:

1. Andrei Sannikov – a presidential candidate

2. Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu (Neklyaev) – a presidential candidate

3. Ryhor Kastusyou – a presidential candidate (under a written undertaking not to leave the place)

4. Alyaksandr Atroshchankau – a press-secretary of A. Sannikov’s campaign headquarters

5. Alyaksei Mikhalevich – a presidential candidate

6. Vital Rymasheuski – a presidential candidate

7. Paval Sevyarynets – an electioneering agent of the candidate Vital Rymasheuski

8. Zmitser Bandarenka – a coordinator of “European Belarus” civil campaign

9. Iryna Khalip – a journalist, Andrei Sannikov’s wife

10. Natallya Radzina – a journalist, an editor of charter97.org website

11. Anatol Lyabedzka – the chair of the United Civil Party

12. Anastasiya Palazhanka – a deputy chairperson of the “Young Front”

13. Andrei Dzmitryeu –U. Nyaklyaeu’s campaign manager

14. Alyaksandr Fyaduta – a political analyst, one of coordinators of U. Nyaklyaeu’s election campaign team

15. Mikalai Statkevich – a presidential candidate

16. Alyaksandr Klaskouski – a former police officer

17. Uladzimir Kobets – a campaign manager of A. Sannikov (says in the KGB detention centre for less than 3 days, measure of restraint not chosen for him yet)

18. Dmitry Uss – a presidential candidate (under a written undertaking not to leave the place)

19. Syarhei Vaznyak – U. Nyaklyaeu’s electioneering agent

20. Aleh Korban – one of the leaders of the UCP youth organistion, “Young Democrats”

21. Alyaksandr Arastovich – M. Statkevich’s electioneering agent

22. Anatoly Paulau – Yaraslau Ramanchuk’s electioneering agent

23. Syarhei Martsaleu – M. Statkevich’s campaign manager

24. Dzmitry Novik – a participant of the protest rally on December 19

25. Mikita Likhavid – “For Freedom” movement activist, the decision to detain him for 15 days has been annulled. He is to be transferred from Zhodzina to the KGB detention centre