Volha Zalatar

She has been behind bars since mid March.

On December 3, Minsk City Court passed a guilty verdict in the case of Volha Zalatar, political prisoner, who staged events for neighbours in one of the offstreet yards of the Belarusian capital city.

The trial of 38-year-old political prisoner Volha Zalatar is to start in Minsk City Court on November 15, human rights activists report.

On the back of Mondya’s court session held behind closed doors, there have been reports about slapping two more accusations against 38-year-old Minsk resident Volha Zalatar. The mother of five has been behind bars for almost 6 months.

Two Roman Catholic priestsare are standing surety for Volha Zalatar, the mother of a large family; in the corresponding letter, the have urged the Belarusian authorities to release her from prison.

Detainee Volha Zalatar was tortured, said the lawyer