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Catholic believer sentenced to three years in a penal colony in Minsk

19.03.2024 Catholic believer sentenced to three years in a penal colony in Minsk

On March 14, the Minsk City Court sentenced Catholic believer Uladzislau Beladzed.

Ukrainian citizen accused of espionage and sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

18.03.2024 Ukrainian citizen accused of espionage and sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

Natallia was a volunteer: after the outbreak of the war she transported Ukrainian refugees to the EU and Belarus; transferred documents and medicines.

"It should have been a restriction of freedom, not a deprivation." How political prisoners live in open-type correctional institutions

14.03.2024 "It should have been a restriction of freedom, not a deprivation." How political prisoners live in open-type correctional institutions

Sending geolocation every two hours. Video calls with the inspector twice a day.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demands news of her imprisoned husband

13.03.2024 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demands news of her imprisoned husband

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday marched to the country's embassy in Lithuania, holding a photo of her imprisoned husband and demanding information about him after a year of being incommunicado.

The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners

13.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

Statement by human rights defenders in connection with the crackdown on lawyers

12.03.2024 Statement by human rights defenders in connection with the crackdown on lawyers

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

More than 8,000 women have been persecuted in Belarus. Infographics about repression against women

11.03.2024 More than 8,000 women have been persecuted in Belarus. Infographics about repression against women

Viasna writes about repression against women using infographics.

The statement on the recognition of four people as political prisoners

06.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of four people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners

05.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners

We, the representatives of the Belarusian human rights community, once again emphasize that detention and further deprivation of liberty for various protest activities are used by authorities to suppress social and political activity, dissent, and anti-war demonstrations.

The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners

04.03.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

We demand the rehabilitation of 22 convicted participants of peaceful assemblies

29.02.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 22 convicted participants of peaceful assemblies

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

Statement of the Belarusian human rights community on the death of political prisoner Ihar Lednik

21.02.2024 Statement of the Belarusian human rights community on the death of political prisoner Ihar Lednik

Statement of the Belarusian human rights community on the death of political prisoner Ihar Lednik

The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners

19.02.2024 The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

Former distinguished graduate of BSU sentenced to 5 years in penal colony for donations

19.02.2024 Former distinguished graduate of BSU sentenced to 5 years in penal colony for donations

On February 16, the Minsk City Court sentenced Kseniya Khodyrava, a 27-year-old political prisoner.

The verdict in the BYPOL case was passed: from 11 to 25 years in a penal colony

16.02.2024 The verdict in the BYPOL case was passed: from 11 to 25 years in a penal colony

Judge Dzina Kuchuk sentenced the defendants in the case under 13 criminal articles from 11 to 25 years of imprisonment and a fine totaling more than 350,000 euros.

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