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He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics and pedagogy.
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Alyaksandr Kazulin
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He was a rector of the Belarusian State University from 1996 to 2003 and a government minister serving under Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko but later fell out of favor. Several weeks before the election, on March 2, 2006, Kazulin was beaten and detained by police after attempting to enter the All Belarusian People"s Assembly. He was charged with disorderly conduct and released after being held in custody for eight hours.
During the events following the March 19 presidential election, on March 25, Kazulin was present in a confrontation between demonstrators and police.
Reportedly he walked to the commanding officer with flowers in his hand, and police knocked him off his feet, beat him up, and then detained him. We"re tired of living in a spiritual prison."
On July 13, 2006, Kazulin was sentenced to jail for five and a half years at a court in Minsk.
He was convicted for his role in the March protests, the official charge being of hooliganism and incitement to mass disorder during the events of March 25. Amnesty International recognized him as a prisoner of conscience.
On February 26, 2008 Kazulin was temporarily released from his jail in Vitsyebsk to attend his wife"s funeral, after threatening to starve himself if was not released.
On August 16, 2008, he was released from prison.
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Belarusian Social Democratic Party