Ales Byalyatski

The ex-political prisoner returned to the capital from Babruisk by train at 3.15 p.m.

The political prisoner has phoned his wife Natallya Pinchuk. He has been released and is heading for Minsk from Babruisk by train, Radio Liberty repor

Natallya Pinchuk, the wife of imprisoned human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, says she puts no hopes on the mercy of the state.

The prize is awarded by the Sweden-based human rights center Civil Rights Defenders.

A court in Belarus rules to ban the book written by prominent human rights defender and political prisoner Ales Bialiatski.

The Belarus president tells a meeting of media editors in Minsk that political prisoner Ales Bialiatski could be amnestied.

EU can boost ties with Belarus only after the release and rehabilitation of political prisoners, says Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The European Parliament announced the 2013 Sakharov Prize winner today, on Thursday, October 10.

These are the requirements for starting a PACE dialogue with the Belarusian authorities.