The Sakharov File
This is a
shortened, English
language
version of
the file presented to the European Parliament in support of Bandazhevsky’s
candidature
for the Sakharov Prize
for Freedom of Thought. (2003) Bandazhevsky was one of the 7 shortlisted
candidates. (The prize was finally awarded to the secretary general and
the staff of
UNO in memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello).
The file
contains
key
documents
for
understanding the Bandazhevsky case.
Yuri Bandajevsky :
An introduction
Legal proceedings
International
Mobilisation
The Bandajevsky Committee
Appendix 1 : OSCE document
Spot
Report
No.
29/2001
-
Infringements in the Trial of Professor Bandazhevsky
(12
July 2001)
Appendix 2 : Amnesty International
Professor
Bandazhevsky, prisoner of conscience (22
August 2001)
Background
Motivations Behind Yury Bandazhevsky’s Prosecution
Fair Trial Concerns
The Conditions of Yury Bandazhevsky’s Imprisonment
Appendix 3 : CODHOS
(Comité
de défense des hommes de science)
Press
release
Appendix 4 : Euroscience
Letter to
the
President of
the Republic of Belarus
Appendix 5 : GALINA BANDAJEVSKAYA - INTERVIEW
(January
25, 2003)
Arrest
and first incarceration
at Gomel
Psychological
torture
Five and a half
months' incarceration
Bandazhevsky's
state of health on release
Resumption of
scientific activities during parole
Illusions
regarding the legal system
A high-minded
understanding of his mission
Psychological
development
Scientific
research methods
Manifesto for
the release of Professor
Bandazhevsky
and
the freedom of research