{"id":4597,"date":"2020-12-08T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T11:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2021-08-04T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T12:07:51","slug":"vypusk-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/en\/2020\/12\/08\/vypusk-9.html","title":{"rendered":"Svetlana Alexievich\u2019s appeal to the UN Human Rights Council, protest art, support from all over the world \u2013 in issue 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arrests<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Miko\u0142a Papieka<\/b>, a poet and beekeeper from Pru\u017eany, was detained on December 1 and kept in the detention centre for 72 hours. accused of participating in the \u201ckarahod\u201d<\/a> on the streets of Brest, which protesters arranged on September 13. He\u2019s been accused under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (organization of group actions, grossly violating public order and involving obvious disobedience to the legitimate demands of the authorities; punished with a fine, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for a term of up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term). <\/span><\/p>\n

He pleaded not guilty and demanded all the documents of his case to be translated into Belarusian. For the interrogation, a translator into Belarusian was invited as no officer spoke Belarusian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ya\u016dhen<\/b> Atcecki<\/b>, detained on Sunday, November 17, during the march in memory of Raman Bandarenka, was fined 20 basic units (175 Euro) on December 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dzianis Filipenka<\/b>, vocalist of the band Rahis, was sentenced to 13 days in jail but he is waiting to serve the term, as there are no places. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Zmicier Vajno\u016dski<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zmicier Vajno\u016dski<\/b>, an advertising expert, photographer, public figure, and partner of PEN Belarus, was detained on November 30, and on December 1 sentenced to 13 days of administrative arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

U\u0142adzimir Miraniuk<\/b>, a musician and head of the Chata44 recording studio from Brest, was detained on November 25, and since then has been kept in the remand prison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aliaksej San\u010duk<\/b>, a drummer from the band \u201cTrebujem Razojtis\u201d, detained on November 4 at a rehearsal spot together with the drummers who used to set the rhythm at the Minsk protest marches, wasn\u2019t released after 15 days of administrative arrest. A criminal case has been instituted against him under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus. The security officials believe that he was the administrator of a chat for several people and “organized actions aimed at gross violation of public order.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Detained on December 6:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Uladzimir Liankievi\u010d<\/b>, a poet, musician, member of PEN Belarus,<\/span> received 15 days of administrative arrest<\/span>. He was detained back in September and spent 6 days in jail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aliaksej Saprykin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Aliaksej Saprykin<\/b>, an actor at Belarus Free Theatre, activist, partner of Belarus PEN Center (for two years in a raw he was the host at the ceremonies of Carlos Sherman Award for the best literary book translation into Belarusian)<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Mikita Ku\u017amin<\/b>, percussionist of the band Botanic Project, was sentenced to 10 days\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Valeryja Hrabliuk<\/b>, a violinist, received 13 days of administrative arrest<\/span><\/p>\n

Siarhej Smirno\u016d<\/b>, leader of the Cross B Band, was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pressure and Dismissal<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Roberto Valdes Casanuevo <\/b>is a graphic designer from Cuba who has lived in Belarus for almost 30 years, having a family and three children here. He was detained during the peaceful march on November 8, and is currently in the process of deportation because his residence permit was not extended due to his active civil position. Roberto is a former member of the Union of Designers, and the union sent a petition and reference in his support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Savi\u010d, <\/b>who worked at the Academy of Arts for twenty years, has her contract not extended. Her colleagues believe that this happened solely through her civil position.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Julia \u010carnia\u016dskaja, <\/b>a well-known culturologist, professor, writer, and journalist, member of the Coordination Council, resigned from Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI stayed for a long time, but the degree of the necessary compromises between the profession and the obligation is growing every day. There are people who can handle this for a variety of purposes: vocation or soft-job; career advancement or, conversely, a comfortable rest of time before retiring; for the sake of \u201cstability\u201d or for the sake of an ideal \u2013 to do at least something good from within by educating students. There are other aspirations of all kinds. But it\u2019s not my place anymore\u2026 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Belarus Free Theatre<\/span> actress <\/span>Julia \u0160a\u016d\u010duk<\/b> received a message from the police of Kobryn (a town in the west of Belarus), asking her to \u201ccall back urgently\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The ethno-shop <\/b>Cudo\u016dnnia<\/i><\/b> in Hrodna had their lease agreement with terminated on December 4. The police came to the store the day before to check what a white-red-white flag\u00a0 was doing at the entrance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cudo\u016dnnia<\/i> is an important cultural platform of the city, where one could buy products of Belarusian masters, books and souvenirs.
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Cultural Resistance<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Belarusian band Intelligency<\/b> created an acoustic live to the son ZLO (evil) together with the free Kupalaucy (the collective of Janka Kupala theatre, about 60 persons, who quit as a protest back in August). <\/span><\/p>\n