detentions in Belarus

On January 17, Ilya Dabradzey, a student of Pinsk teacher training college, was detained in Savetski district court of Minsk, the human rights centre Viasna reports.

The European Union is going to support the International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) ‘politically and, once preparations are finalised, also financially’, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Friday.

The number of political prisoners in Belarus has reached 178: another nine persons have been added to the list.