Relatives of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova say it's been 434 days since they heard from her.
Kolesnikova, who is serving 11 years in prison for helping organize anti-government protests in Belarus in 2020, and other imprisoned opposition figures have been held incommunicado for months on end, raising fears for their well-being.
“It’s the fourth birthday that Maria spends behind bars, and recently we received information that her health is deteriorating and we don’t know if she’s being treated at all,” her sister Tatsiana Khomich told Belarusian media. Khomich added that the last letter the family received from Kolesnikova came in February 2023, and bits and pieces of news about her trickle through other inmates.his sixth term in office — a vote that was denounced by the West and the opposition as fraudulent.
With her short-cropped hair and vibrant smile, Kolesnikova was famous for appearing at demonstrations and forming a heart with her hands.Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional laborIn 2022, Kolesnikova underwent abdominal surgery but was quickly transported back to prison. Her father was allowed to visit her then.
Viasna has also reported that Kolesnikova has faced pressure and harassment from other inmates, who acted on the instructions of prison officials. Since March 2023, the activist has been held in complete isolation, Khomich said, and “information about her appears only if someone is placed in a cell next to her.”Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who was forced into exile in Lithuania, called for solidarity with Kolesnikova on her birthday on Wednesday.
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