Rostislav Shavel Explained

Rostislav Shavel
Birth Date:2001 4, df=y
Birth Place:Minsk, Belarus
Height:1.82m
Currentclub:Falko Cherkassy
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2017–2020
Youthclubs1:Gorodeya
Years1:2020–2021
Clubs1:Gorodeya
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Falko Cherkassy
Caps2:9
Goals2:3
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Belarus U17
Pcupdate:31 December 2022

Rostislav Shavel (Belarusian: Расціслаў Шавель|Rastsislau Shavel; Russian: Ростислав Шавель|Rostislav Shavel; born 2 April 2001) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Falko Cherkassy.

Football career

As of 2021, he last played for Gorodeya, becoming a free agent after the club was liquidated.[1]

Political persecution (since 2020)

See main article: 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. Throughout 2020 and 2021 he was arrested multiple times for participation in the peaceful protest against falsified 2020 election results.[2] [3] After serving multiple short-term prison sentences (15, 15 and 3 days), on June 8, 2021, by a joint statement of nine organizations, including the Viasna Human Rights Centre, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, he was recognized as a political prisoner.[4] [5] On September 22, 2021, he was given three years of house arrest with restricted movement.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pressball.by/footballstat/rostislav_shavel/ Player's profile at pressball.by
  2. Web site: ru. Арестованного игрока "Городеи" Шавеля поддержали Шкурин, Сигневич, Гайдучик и другие футболисты. Narodnaja Volya. 2020-11-04. 2020-11-09.
  3. Web site: be. Форвард "Гарадзеі" не выйшаў на волю пасля чарговага затрымання. 2021-06-04. Nasha Niva. https://archive.today/20210923183242/https://nashaniva.com/?c=ar&i=274031. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-23. live.
  4. Web site: be. Заява праваабарончых арганізацый Беларусі аб прызнанні васьмі новых палітвязняў. 2021-06-08. Viasna Human Rights Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923181102/https://spring96.org/be/news/103769. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-23. live.
  5. Web site: ru. Число политзаключённых в Беларуси достигло 476 человек. 2021-06-08. European Radio for Belarus. https://archive.today/20210923190606/https://euroradio.fm/ru/chislo-politzaklyuchyonnyh-v-belarusi-dostiglo-476-chelovek. 2021-09-23. 2021-09-23. live.
  6. Web site: ru. Бывший игрок "Городеи" Ростислав Шавель приговорен к 3 годам "домашней химии". football.by. 2021-09-22. 2021-09-23.
  7. Web site: Расціслаў Шавель — Палітычныя вязні ў Беларусі. be. prisoners.spring96.org. 2021-09-23.