Andżelika Borys
Andżelika Borys | |
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Borys in 2008 | |
| Chairman of the Union of Poles in Belarus | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2016 | |
| Deputy | Andrzej Poczobut |
| Preceded by | Mieczysław Jaśkiewicz |
| In office 2005 – 15 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tadeusz Kruczkowski |
| Succeeded by | Anżelika Orechwo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1973 |
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Andżelika Czesławowna Borys (Belarusian: Анжаліка Борыс; born 18 October 1973) is a Polish minority activist in Belarus and an opposition figure. She was born in Grabyani – Hrodna district. She is the leader of the Union of Poles in Belarus.
Borys competed in bowling in the 2011 Summer World Polonia Games in Wrocław.
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. In March 2022, she was released from custody; in April 2023, the criminal case against Borys was closed.
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