The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus. Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated Press that prison authorities have toughened conditions for the 61-year-old despite his chronic illnesses. Bialiatski is serving a 10-year sentence.
TALLINN, Estonia — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus, his wife said Tuesday.
He has been serving his sentence at a prison colony for repeat offenders in the city of Gorki. The facility is known for inmates being beaten and subjected to hard labor. The protests were the largest ever in Belarus. More than 35,000 people were arrested and thousands were beaten by police.
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