Belarusian opposition politician granted asylum

Czech authorities have reportedly granted asylum to Belarusian politician Ales Mikhalevich, an opposition presidential candidate

Politics & Policy|Foreign Affairs

Tom Jones | 24.03.2011

VIP

A Belarusian demonstrator detained during or following the mass demonstration in Minsk on Dec. 19 greets supporters from a KGB prison

Belarusian opposition politician Ales Mikhalevich has been granted political asylum in the Czech Republic after fleeing Belarus without a passport due to fears of imprisonment and persecution. Mikhalevich, who reportedly arrived in this country last week, claimed that the treatment of political prisoners in the Belarusian State Security Agency (KGB) prison where he was held until Jan. 19 amounted to torture.

ACCESS RESTRICTED

This article is completely accessible only to users of the VIP POSITION service. If you are signed up for the service, then please check to ensure that you are logged in. If you are logged in and the article has not completely displayed, you can get more detailed information on your user profile page.

Clicking on the button VIP gives you detailed information about the benefits of signing up for the VIP POSITION service. VIP