News for April 2022
29.04.2022 ‘Welcome to Gestapo’: The arrest of artist Dzmitry Padrez
Former cellmate's account of threats and beatings during the arrest of a political prisoner
28.04.2022 Twenty-seven new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
27.04.2022 Mikalai Autukhovich to be tried under ten articles of the Criminal Code
The hearing will begin in Hrodna Regional Court on 16 May
27.04.2022 Belarus to introduce the death penalty for attempted acts of terrorism
The relevant amendments to the Criminal Code passed by the House of Representatives
26.04.2022 Defiant former investigator beaten in jail
Mikita Starazhenka's cellmate confirmes there were marks of severe beatings on political prisoner
26.04.2022 “You are the force that moves Belarus forward”: Viasna turns twenty-six
While seven members of organization remain behind bars among more than a thousand political prisoners, Viasna remains at the forefront of human rights protection
26.04.2022 Novy Chas editor-in-chief Aksana Kolb is political prisoner
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
25.04.2022 The trial of Marfa Rabkova, Andrei Chapiuk and eight other political prisoners to be held behind closed doors
The trial of ten political prisoners began today in Minsk City Court
25.04.2022 Kafkaesque accusations against the staff of Viasna ahead of its 26th anniversary
Joint statement of international human rights organizations
22.04.2022 Anarchist political prisoners sentenced in Minsk
The case was heard in closed session
21.04.2022 On the cessation of persecution of Belarusian independent trade unions
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
21.04.2022 Eleven ‘Railway guerillas’ recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.04.2022 Aliaksandr Fiaduta and another seven people recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
20.04.2022 German MPs adopt political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Germany adopt political prisoners Volha Klaskouskaya, Yury Chudzinovich and Pavel Vinahradau
18.04.2022 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Latest news about imprisoned Viasna members from April 11 to 17
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