Tsimafei Dranchuk
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Tsimafei Dranchuk— the leader of unregistered Belarusian Committee to defence on prisoner's rights “Over Barrier”. Tsimafei Dranchuk was born on August 5, 1981 in Zaslavl, Minsk region.
In 1996-1997 studied at the Belarus humanitarian lyceum at BHECC (later National lyceum named after Yakub Kolas
). In 1998 as external student finished high school №33, and in 1999 became a student of journalist faculty of Belarusian state university. He has been expelled in 2001 from University for political activity.
Since 1996 till 2000 Tsimafei was engaged in communicative maintenance of the newspaper «Belavezhskaya pushcha», and in parallel in 1997-1998 worked as the press-secretary for city trade union of businessmen "Sadruzhnasc". As well till 2000 he was among most active members of the youth organization "Malady Front". Tsimafey was the editor of the unregistered newsletter of Malady Front "Moladzevy Vesnik" ("Youth news"). In 1999 actively participated in the alternative presidential elections organized by opposition, that time he was press-secretary for Michael Chigir.
In 2000-2001 he became chairman of the youth organization "Maladzezhnaja salidarnasc" ("Youth solidarity"), and since 2001 till 2004 coordinated work of movement "ZUBR
" - was one of coordinators of movement in Minsk.
Since 2004 Tsimafey became the activist of Andrey Klimov’s movement, he was one of organizers of the "Revolution!" on March 25, 2005. Cooperated with PI "Partnership".
In 2005 Tsimafey has entered the European humanitarian university liquidated by the Belarusian authorities and re-open in Vilnius, on faculty of international law.
On February 21, 2006 he has been arrested and placed in investigator isolator of KGB together with Enira Branitskaja, Mikalay Astrejka and Aliaxandar Shalajka. He was accused in violation of article 193 part 2 of the Criminal Code. «Amnesty International» admitted him as the prisoner of conscience.
On December 26, 2006 has been released from Correctional Facility-1 in Minsk.
On May 22, 2007 together with political prisoner Dzmitry Kasperovich, other public activists have declared creation of the BCPPR “Above the barrier”.
In 1996-1997 studied at the Belarus humanitarian lyceum at BHECC (later National lyceum named after Yakub Kolas
Yakub Kolas
Yakub Kolas , real name Kanstantsin Mitskievich was a Belarusian writer, People's Poet of the Byelorussian SSR , and member and vice-president of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences.In his works, Yakub Kolas was known for his sympathy towards the ordinary Belarusian peasantry...
). In 1998 as external student finished high school №33, and in 1999 became a student of journalist faculty of Belarusian state university. He has been expelled in 2001 from University for political activity.
Since 1996 till 2000 Tsimafei was engaged in communicative maintenance of the newspaper «Belavezhskaya pushcha», and in parallel in 1997-1998 worked as the press-secretary for city trade union of businessmen "Sadruzhnasc". As well till 2000 he was among most active members of the youth organization "Malady Front". Tsimafey was the editor of the unregistered newsletter of Malady Front "Moladzevy Vesnik" ("Youth news"). In 1999 actively participated in the alternative presidential elections organized by opposition, that time he was press-secretary for Michael Chigir.
In 2000-2001 he became chairman of the youth organization "Maladzezhnaja salidarnasc" ("Youth solidarity"), and since 2001 till 2004 coordinated work of movement "ZUBR
Zubr
Zubr can refer to:*Żubr or Zubr, the name in several east European languages for the wisent or European bison *Zubr - a civic youth organization in Belarus*Zubr - a novel by Daniil Granin...
" - was one of coordinators of movement in Minsk.
Since 2004 Tsimafey became the activist of Andrey Klimov’s movement, he was one of organizers of the "Revolution!" on March 25, 2005. Cooperated with PI "Partnership".
In 2005 Tsimafey has entered the European humanitarian university liquidated by the Belarusian authorities and re-open in Vilnius, on faculty of international law.
On February 21, 2006 he has been arrested and placed in investigator isolator of KGB together with Enira Branitskaja, Mikalay Astrejka and Aliaxandar Shalajka. He was accused in violation of article 193 part 2 of the Criminal Code. «Amnesty International» admitted him as the prisoner of conscience.
On December 26, 2006 has been released from Correctional Facility-1 in Minsk.
On May 22, 2007 together with political prisoner Dzmitry Kasperovich, other public activists have declared creation of the BCPPR “Above the barrier”.