Maryia Kalesnikava

Maryia Kalesnikava plans to get second university degree behind bars
Political prisoner Maryia Kalesnikava is now being retained in quarantine in the penal colony, she is undergoing a medical examination, the newspaper Narodnaya Volya reports with reference to her father Alyaksandr Kalesnikau.
14.01.2022
Political prisoner Maryia Kalesnikava transferred to penal colony in Homiel
The team of convicted presidential wannabe Viktar Babaryka has got information about opposition activist Maryia Kalesnikava’s whereabouts. As reported earlier, she left detention centre Nr 1 in Minsk a few days ago.
11.01.2022
Minsk: Supreme Court upholds harsh sentences imposed on Maryia Kalesnikava, Maksim Znak
The Supreme Court of Belarus did not satisfy the appeals filed by defence lawyers of Maksim Znak and Maryia Kalesnikava, Viktar Babaryka’s press service reports.
24.12.2021
Maryia Kalesnikava kept in solitary confinement for almost eight months
Maryia was visited by her father on November 12
14.11.2021
Jailed activist Maryia Kalesnikava meets with father in detention centre
On October 14, Alyaksandr Kalesnikau visited his daughter, political prisoner Maryia Kalesnikava, in the pre-trial detention centre, the Telegram channel of Viktar Babaryka’s team reports.
15.10.2021
PACE awards Belarusian opposition activist Maryia Kalesnikava with 2021 Václav Havel Prize
27.09.2021
Kalesnikava and Znak's attorneys file appeals to Supreme Court
Kalesnikava and Znak will also file complaints from the detention center on their own behalf
17.09.2021
Our heroes and innocent victims: 10 harshest sentences in political trials
Last week, political prisoners Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak were sentenced to 11 and 10 years in prison, respectively.
15.09.2021
They love music and wanted to stay in Belarus. What we know about Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak
On September 6, almost a year after the arrests, Maksim Znak and Maryia Kalesnikava, members of Viktar Babaryka’s staff and members of the Coordination Council, were sentenced to 11 and 10 years in prison, respectively. They were found guilty of conspiracy to seize state power in an unconstitutional way, creation of an extremist group and its management, as well as calls for action to cause damage to national security. Let us recall that we know about Maksim and Maryia, who came to politics from law and music.
07.09.2021
‘Blatant disrespect of human rights’: EU condemns stiff sentences imposed on Kalesnikava, Znak
On September 6, the day of passing the sentence in the case of Belarusian opposition activist Maryia Kalesnikava and prominent lawyer Maksim Znak, the European Union issued a statement, reiterating its demands for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Belarus, including Kalesnikava and Znak.
06.09.2021
Opposition activist Maryia Kalesnikava, reputed lawyer Maksim Znak get heavy jail terms
On Monday, a Minsk court has passed guilty verdict in the case of Maryia Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak, who were members of Viktar Babaryka’s election team and then became the members of the board of the opposition Coordination Council set up by opposition politician Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
06.09.2021
She quoted Bakharevich, spoke about moral choice and conscience. Kalesnikava's final plea
04.09.2021
For first time in year: Maryia Kalesnikava’s father sees daughter in court
Alyaksandr Kalesnikau managed to see his daughter for the first time in a year.
27.08.2021