Belarusian artist Ales Papkovich was detained along with his brother, Yan Papkovich, on September 2, 2022. He was beaten during the arrest. Ales Papkovich was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Active participation in group actions grossly breaching public order) for his participation in the 2020 protests. […] In late January 2023, it became known that the political prisoner was transferred to penal colony #3 (in Vi?ba, Viciebsk Region)—despite his sentence had not yet entered into force. There, he was immediately placed in a tighter security cell. After he filed the appeal, he was transferred in quarantine. Besides, Papkovich had to sign a document stating that he was not going to leave Belarus after his release. On March 3, 2023, Ales Papkovich was included in the ‘List of citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities’ He was released on June 10, 2024.
Amid ongoing concerns over the aging president’s medical status, health speculations reportedly swirled Monday after President Donald Trump was seen with damage numbers above his head. “Recent photos of Trump appear to show him sustaining a series of double- and triple-digit damage values during a press event, fueling rumors that his hit-point pool may be rapidly dwindling,” said medical analyst Rebecca Benson, adding that several smaller numbers in purple, red, and light blue indicated that Trump had taken recurring damage from untreated poison, fire, and frost status effects.
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