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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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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Union of Poles in Belarus
2005
Succeeded by


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