Andrei Kim (, born February 26, 1986, in

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) is a

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ian youth and Christian social activist sentenced to 1.5 years imprisonment and considered by many as

political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although ...

. Andrei is a leader of the unregistered democratic youth organization Inicyjatyva that opposes president

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. He was arrested after taking part in a demonstration on January 10, 2008. Following his arrest he was accused of assaulting a police officer. On April 22, 2008, Andrei was sentenced to 1.5 years in jail.

External links

Andrei Kim on the website of "Inicyjatyva"
(Russian)
Andrei Kim's personal blog

Andrei Kim, political prisoner
1986 births Living people Politicians from Minsk Political prisoners in Belarus Belarusian democracy activists {{Belarus-bio-stub