Belarus Film Festival Director Released From Prison After Outcry From Human Rights Leaders
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Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska, who fronts the Watch Docs Film Festival, was arrested for her role in organizing a photo exhibition celebrating health workers, and fined for protesting against police. Apr 17, 2021
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Filmmaker Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska has been released from a Belarusian prison thanks to protests from human rights leaders around the world.
The director, who also fronts the Watch Docs Film Festival, was arrested on April 5 for her role in organizing a photo exhibition celebrating health workers. She was fined for protesting against police and placed in a detention centre in Minsk.
The global film community calls for the release of Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska cineuropa.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cineuropa.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The global film community calls for the release of Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska
15/04/2021 - In an open letter addressed to the authorities, film festivals, organisations and institutions are expressing their concern regarding the arrest of the Belarusian festival director
The global film community has expressed its shock and concern over the arrest of Belarusian cultural activist and human rights defender Tatsiana (Tanya) Hatsura-Yavorska. The director of the International Film Festival WATCH DOCS Belarus was arrested in Minsk on the 5th of April, along with several other human rights defenders.
An open letter addressed to the Belarusian authorities, the Human Rights Film Network, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, the European Film Academy, along with film festivals, film networks, institutions and organisations from around the world are calling for the release of Hatsura-Yavorska and the other human rights defenders deprived of their freedom.
The global film community calls for the release of Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska cineuropa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cineuropa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.