Belarus: Further information on ill-treatment / possible prisoners of conscience

Index Number: EUR 49/006/1997
Date Published: 7 July 1997
Categories: Belarus, Europe And Central Asia

Gregory Kishko, and new name: Andrey Sheptytskich: Amnesty International has learned that Gregory Kishko was released from detention pending trial and was reportedly beaten by police officers at a demonstration on 23 March 1997 prior to his arrest. Andrey Sheptytskich, of Ukrainian nationality, has been detained since 26 April after participating in a demonstration commemorating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.