13.11.2020 "When they looked at my ID, the beating became softer." Survivor stories
Minsk resident Piotr Kiryk was detained at about midnight on August 12 when he was getting off a bus with a friend (between Malinaŭka and Piatroŭščyna metro stations). The boy was 16 years old (17 at the moment), but this did not stop the riot police from using force against him.
12.11.2020 Nearly 1,000 criminal cases: Aftermath of presidential election and post-election protests
Over 900 persons in Belarus have been targeted by criminal charges related to the August 9 presidential election and the post-election protests that followed, according to Viasna’s estimates.
12.11.2020 Say No to Major Sports Event in Belarus Amid Human Rights Crisis
Joint statement by human rights organizations on Ice Hockey World Championship 2021 in Belarus
11.11.2020 Members of Parliament from Austria and Germany take over godparenthood for Artsiom Sauchuk, Pavel Yukhnevich and Antanina Kanavalava
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, Gudrun Kugler (National Council, ÖVP, Austria), Johannes Schraps (Bundestag, SPD, Germany) and Katja Leikert (Bundestag, CDU, Germany) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
11.11.2020 Three months after, still no justice for people who died in protests
In August, within days of one another, three people were laid to rest after attending post-election protests that were met with police violence and non-lethal weapons. In Minsk, Aliaksandr Taraikouski died from a rubber bullet wound. Henadz Shutau from Brest died a few days later under similar circumstances. Aliaksandr Vikhor from Homieĺ was detained, and three days later, the young man died in hospital.
10.11.2020 Rape threats and "shared responsibility". Survivor stories
Some 10 minutes later another van arrived and they threw me there, face against the wall and hands behind my back. There were about 10 people in the cage, including a girl – she was detained because she had bandages and cotton wool in her bag. She was psychologically pressured and cursed.
10.11.2020 Amnesty International: Arrest of over 1,000 protesters "takes the human rights crisis in Belarus to a new level"
More than 1,000 people arrested in a single day of peaceful protests amid escalating repression of rights
10.11.2020 Members of the Bundestag take over godparenthood for Ivan Komar, Viachaslau Rahashchuk and Maryia Babovich
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, members of the Bundestag Margit Stumpp (Bündnis90/DieGrünen), Heribert Hirte (CDU) and Barbara Hendricks (SPD) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
09.11.2020 Eduard Palchys new political prisoner
Joint statement by the human rights organizations of Belarus on recognizing Eduard Palchys as a political prisoner
09.11.2020 Over 1,000 protesters detained amid violent dispersals
Over 1,000 peaceful protesters were detained yesterday, mostly in Minsk and in other cities of Belarus, as riot police and other law enforcement forces violently dispersed a dozen demonstrations. The Minsk protest was the thirteenth consecutive Sunday assembly held since the August 9 election.
07.11.2020 Civic Solidarity Platform statement on the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on Belarus
Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) has issued a statement on the OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on Belarus calling for the international community to undertake effective and coordinated actions to implement its recommendations. The statement is signed by several CSP member organisations including Human Rights House Foundation.
06.11.2020 Members of the Bundestag take over godparenthood for Viktar Kuushynau, Rastsislau Stefanovich and Artsiom Khvashcheuski
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, members of the Bundestag Wiebke Esdar (SPD), Kai Gehring (Bündnis90/DieGrünen) and Stefan Gelbhaar (Bündnis90/DieGrünen) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
06.11.2020 OSCE Moscow Mechanism Report Details Widespread Rights Violations in Belarus
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)’s Moscow Mechanism report on Belarus released on November 5 describes sustained human rights violations and abuses committed on a massive scale and with impunity by the Belarusian authorities during the fraudulent August 9 election and its aftermath.
05.11.2020 19 more persons qualify as political prisoners
Joint statement of the Belarusian human rights organizations
04.11.2020 Members of the Bundestag take over godparenthood for Uladzislau Yeustsihneyeu, Mikhail Zhamchuzhny and Uladzislau Karetski
As part of the solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou of Libereco, members of the Bundestag Saskia Esken (SPD), Gisela Maderla (CDU) and Gerhard Zickenheiner (Bündnis90/DieGrünen) have taken over a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
