Andżelika Borys

Andżelika Czesławowna Borys (Belarusian: Анжаліка Борыс; born 14 October 1973) is a Polish activist in Belarus. She was born in Grabyani – Hrodna district. She is the leader of the Union of Poles in Belarus.[1][2]

Borys competed in bowling in the 2011 Summer World Polonia Games in Wrocław.[3]

Andżelika Borys was detained by the Belarusian authorities on March 23, 2021. It was reported that Borys was a suspect in a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 130 of the Criminal Code for "incitement to hatred" and "rehabilitation of Nazism". The Viasna Human Rights Centre recognized her as a political prisoner.[4] In March 2022, she was released from custody; in April 2023, the criminal case against Borys was closed.[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Andzelika Borys quits as head of Union of Poles in Belarus". Charter 97. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Падзел у неафіцыйным Саюзе палякаў у Беларусі". Novy Chas (in Belarusian). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Podsumowano igrzyska polonijne". umwd.dolnyslask.pl. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Andżelika Borys — Political prisoners in Belarus". prisoners.spring96.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Анжаліка Борыс застаецца ў Горадні. Што цяпер зь фігурантамі «польскай справы»". Novy Chas (in Belarusian). 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. ↑ "Анжаліка Борыс: «Сяброўства і салідарнасць — гэтыя каштоўнасці па-за часам і важныя»". Novy Chas (in Belarusian). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-17.


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