It's Been 700 Days With No News of Mikalai Statkevich

What is happening with the leader of the Belarusian opposition?

Today, exactly 700 days have passed since there was no news about the leader of the Belarusian opposition, political prisoner Nikolai Statkevich.

Mikalai Statkevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison, he was accused of "organizing mass riots" (Article 293 of the Criminal Code of Belarus).

Since the beginning of July 2022 — from the time Mikalai Statkevich began serving his sentence in the Hlybokaye prison — he has had 23 penalties. At least 9 times he was sent to the punishment cell — for periods of 7 to 10 days. The political prisoner celebrated the New Year in the punishment cell.

Mikalai Statkevich is being held in prison under the harshest conditions: the politician is kept in solitary confinement in conditions dangerous to his health. It has become known that Mikalai Statkevich has contracted COVID-19 twice in prison.

The Editor-in-Chief of the Charter97.org website Natallia Radzina demanded that the Belarusian authorities refute the information received from several sources about the possible death of Mikalai Statkevich in prison.

“Show Mikalai Statkevich to his closest and dearest person, Maryna Adamovich, if he is alive. Allow them a meeting or at least a video call!

Otherwise, your silence will mean that the sources are right and Lukashenka and his punishers are responsible for the death of another political prisoner,” Natallia Radzina said.

Some European politicians have joined the 'Show Statkevich!' Campaign.

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