22.03.2021 Freedom for political prisoners Volha Zavadskaya and Mikhail Berkas!
Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations
22.03.2021 Political prisoner Dzianis Chykaliou sentenced to 3 years of “khimiya”, released in the courtroom
Judge Alena Bushava sentenced Chykaliou to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (so called “khimiya”). The convict was released in the courtroom to await an appeal hearing.
19.03.2021 Crackdown on human rights defenders deepens, says UN expert
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor said today she was concerned by an increasing crackdown against human rights defenders in Belarus, citing two cases of suspected reprisals against individuals who have collaborated with the United Nations in promoting and protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
19.03.2021 Political prisoner Yahor Suhoidz sentenced to 2 years in prison
The Centraĺny District Court of Minsk sentenced today political prisoner Yahor Suhoidz to two years in a general-security penal colony, after Judge Viktoryia Shabunia found him guilty under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
19.03.2021 Political prisoner Ihar Bantsar free after Hrodna court issues “khimiya” sentence
Judge Natallia Kozel of the Lieninski District Court of Hrodna has sentenced Ihar Bantsar, punk musician and activist, to one and a half years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility (so called “khimiya”). The convict was released in the courtroom.
18.03.2021 Amnesty International: Life of hunger-striking prisoner at risk
Punk musician, Ihar Bantsar, has been on a hunger strike since 3 March to protest against his prolonged detention on trumped-up criminal charges. He has been imprisoned solely for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and he must be immediately and unconditionally released.
18.03.2021 Authorities step up pressure on Viasna activists
Several human rights defenders working with the Human Rights Center “Viasna” have been questioned in criminal proceedings over the past few days, as the authorities continue to investigate the organization’s alleged involvement in the financing of the post-election protests.
18.03.2021 Minsk courts convict two more political prisoners
Political prisoners Siarhei Bryl and Ivan Datsyshyn have been convicted in protest-related trials.
17.03.2021 Hunger strikes and suicide attempts by political prisoners in Belarus: German Members of Parliament show their solidarity
Political prisoners in Belarus protest against inhuman conditions in prison by starting hunger strikes. Two of the detainees have attempted to take their own lives in the past weeks.
17.03.2021 End reprisals against human rights defenders
Joint statement by Amnetsy International, FIDH, IMS, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights Watch, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Front Line Defenders, IPHR, and People in Need.
16.03.2021 #WeStandBYyou: New godparents for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Austria and Ireland take over godparenthood for Yauhen Kalinouski, Maksim Zinevich and Artsiom Takarchuk
16.03.2021 Four new political prisoners in Belarus
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus
16.03.2021 Political prisoner Aliaksei Melnikau sentenced to five years in prison on ‘rioting’ charges
On March 16, Judge Hanna Khvainitskaya of the Zavodski District Court of Minsk handed down a verdict in a criminal case political prisoner Aliaksei Melnikau, sentencing him to five years in a medium-security penal colony.
15.03.2021 Immediately release political prisoners Yuliya Bodak and Ihar Bantsar!
Joint statement of Belarusian human rights organizations
13.03.2021 Court in Rečyca orders prison term for political prisoner Uladzimir Mikhalka
On March 10, the Rečyca District Court sentenced political prisoner Uladzimir Mikhalka to 14 months in prison for insulting Aliaksandr Lukashenka and government officials, flagstok.info said.
