Amnesty International presents the results of the Letter Writing Marathon. Thousands of people wrote letters to Ales Byalyatski as part of the marathon.
As many as 104,731 measures were taken to support the Belarusian human rights activist, who was recognised prisoner of conscience.
Participants of the international marathon showed their support to Ales Byalyatski, the jailed head of Viansa human rights centre and vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), in different ways offered by Amnesty International's activists – writing letters of solidarity, signing petitions to the Belarusian authorities for the release of Ales Byalyatski, performances, concerts and light shows.
Amnesty International names the countries that joined the marathon: Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Togo, Tunis, Ukraine, Venezuela, the UK.
The organisation enlists some actions to support Ales Byalyatski.
People received stickers with the portrait of the jailed human rights activists.
Former political prisoner Andrei Sannikov took part in the marathon on the Human Rights Day in Amnesty International Secretariat in London.
The annual letter writing marathon was launched by Amnesty International on December 7, 2012, ahead of the Human Rights Day. It was carried out all over the world with a slogan “Write for Rights!' The marathon was organised to attract attention of the international community to the fate of human rights activists prosecuted by the authorities in different countries of the world.
Commentator Aliaksandr Krasnapeutsau
As many as 104,731 measures were taken to support the Belarusian human rights activist, who was recognised prisoner of conscience.
Participants of the international marathon showed their support to Ales Byalyatski, the jailed head of Viansa human rights centre and vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), in different ways offered by Amnesty International's activists – writing letters of solidarity, signing petitions to the Belarusian authorities for the release of Ales Byalyatski, performances, concerts and light shows.
Amnesty International names the countries that joined the marathon: Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Togo, Tunis, Ukraine, Venezuela, the UK.
The organisation enlists some actions to support Ales Byalyatski.
People received stickers with the portrait of the jailed human rights activists.
Former political prisoner Andrei Sannikov took part in the marathon on the Human Rights Day in Amnesty International Secretariat in London.
The annual letter writing marathon was launched by Amnesty International on December 7, 2012, ahead of the Human Rights Day. It was carried out all over the world with a slogan “Write for Rights!' The marathon was organised to attract attention of the international community to the fate of human rights activists prosecuted by the authorities in different countries of the world.
Commentator Aliaksandr Krasnapeutsau
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