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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has commented on reports of a third suicide attempt by political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau and called for the release of all political prisoners.
“Political prisoner Stsiapan Latypau attempted suicide for the third time in 2025, according to human rights defenders.
After being placed in isolation and punishment cells under constant pressure, he cut his veins.
This cruelty must end — all political prisoners must be freed,” the democratic forces leader said on X.
According to the human rights center Viasna, in July 2025 Latypau was transferred from Mahilyou Prison No. 4 to Correctional Colony No. 22 “Volchyye Nory,” where he was immediately placed in a punishment cell and then in a cell-type facility. There, he cut his veins and later received stitches. It is known that during his imprisonment he had requested solitary confinement.
Latypau first attempted suicide in the summer of 2021 in a courtroom by stabbing himself in the neck with a pen. After surgery, he was placed in Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 1.
In the colony, Latypau faced pressure from the administration — he was repeatedly placed in punishment cells and a cell-type facility. In protest, he swallowed a razor blade and again cut his veins. After that, in the autumn of 2022, his detention regime was changed, and he was transferred for two years to Mahilyou Prison No. 4.
Stsiapan Latypau is an arborist and a resident of the “Square of Changes.” He was detained in September 2020, sentenced to 8.5 years in a high-security colony, and fined 300 base units. He was accused of creating a neighborhood Telegram chat, organizing a workshop producing protest symbols, and resisting police officers. Additionally, as director of the company Belarbo, he was found guilty of fraud. He did not admit guilt on any of the charges.