Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says

Fears grow for Nobel peace laureate Ales Bialiatski imprisoned in Belarus

Concerns have been raised over the safety of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, who has not been heard from in over a month, according to a friend.

According to his wife, no one has heard from him in a month.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Transferred to Brutal Prison in Belarus, His Wife Says

In March, a court convicted 60-year-old Ales Bialiatski and three of his colleagues on charges of financing actions violating public order and smuggling

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is serving a ten-year prison sentence for allegedly bringing money into Belarus illegally to finance his pro-democracy group.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to a notoriously brutal prison in Belarus and hasn't been heard from in a month, his wife said Wednesday. Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated Press that Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year sentence, has been kept in an information blackout since his transfer to the N9 colony for repeat offenders in the city of Gorki, where inmates are beaten and subject to hard labor. "The authorit…

Belarusian Nobel peace prize winner moved to brutal prison

Ales Bialiatski has been in jail for 20 months following mass protests over regime of Alexander Lukashenko