Mélanie Vogel, member of the French Senate, has taken on the godparenthood for Natallia

Mélanie Vogel, member of the French Senate, has taken on the godparenthood for Natallia Nikitsina and declares:

“Natallia Nikitsina, a child psychiatrist, has been detained arbitrarily in Minsk for political reasons. The Belarusian court found her guilty for commenting on social networks, alongside with more than 200 people, about the suspicious death of a computer engineer and a Belarusian intelligence officer. The political nature of this judgment has been recognized by the Belarusian organization Viasna, supported by the International Federation for Human Rights. In detention, Natallia Nikitsina does not have access to the necessary medical care even though she suffers from heart complications, and she has not received any letters or parcels from her family since February 24th this year. I call on the Belarusian authorities to ensure Natallia Nikitsina access to the necessary medical care and to release her without delay.”