On the second anniversary of the dramatic elections in Belarus, Viasna human rights defenders hung up posters on a street in Vilnius with famous quotations of political prisoners Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich, and Uladzimir Labkovich.

It has been 13 months since Viasna Chairman Ales Bialiatski, his deputy Valiantsin Stefanovich, and lawyer Uladzimir Labkovichhave been behind bars.

Valiantsin Stefanovich shared his thoughts about imprisonment and human rights defense in a letter:

“Who said that human rights advocacy is a pleasant job, trips, meetings with interesting people, etc.? No, it can also be like this. Endless stay in jail, without hope and without release.”

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