Aljes’ Bjaljatski (September 25, 1962): Belarusian writer, patriot, human rights defender, active in the Belarusian cultural and political revival from 1981, founder of the human rights center Vjasna-96 (now Vjasna). Imprisoned by the current regime in 2011 and sentenced to a four-and-a-half-year term, released in 2014; imprisoned in July 2021. Wishing Aljes’ happy birthday and… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Aljes’ Bjaljatski / З днём народзінаў, спадар Алесь!