A prominent Belarus filmmaker and a critic of Minsk’s authoritarian government has handed a letter to the Serbian presidency signed by hundreds of artists, appealing against his extradition to his home country where he says he could be tortured and killed.
The prominent critic of the Belarus ian government in Minsk , Andrei Hniot, shows an appeal in front of the presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia , Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The prominent critic of the Belarus ian government in Minsk , Andrei Hniot, speaks to media in front of the presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia , Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
Among the signatories are French actress and president of the European Film Academy, Juliette Binoche, and Belarusian Nobel laureate, Svetlana Alexievich. “I think for now I have very important voices which are heard all around the world,” said Hniot after leaving the letter at the presidency building in central Belgrade. “My voice for now is silent. Nobody is listening to me. And I would like maybe Serbian authorities can hear these voices.”Court of Appeals
Several international organizations including Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Federation for Human Rights have called on Serbia not to extradite Hniot.
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