News on the topic: political prisoners
22.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 16 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.04.2024 Three MPs from Switzerland and the Netherlands take on godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Samira Marti (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, Switzerland), Geert Gabriëls and Esmah Lahlah (both GroenLinks-PvdA, Netherlands) are taking on godparenthood for Anzhela Sikorskaya, Dzianis Dzemidovich and Valeryia Kastsiuhova.
19.04.2024 Political prisoner list in Belarus expanded by 11 names
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.04.2024 "I'm probably just going to die here": The situation of political prisoners from vulnerable groups
Human rights activists have identified at least 255 political prisoners who are at particular risk of mistreatment while incarcerated.
17.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 11 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.04.2024 "The investigator turned to the wall and began to cry." The story of a senior citizen who was convicted for participating in protests
Aliaksei asked smugglers to help him escape from Belarus and jumped for joy when he was safe.
15.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
12.04.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between March 27 and April 11
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
11.04.2024 New godparents for political prisoners in Belarus from Sweden, Austria and Switzerland
As part of #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, David Lega, Elisabeth Götze, Lukas Mandl and Barbara Gysi take on a godparenthood for Katsiaryna Dzhyh, Tatsiana Kurylina, Aleh Zavadski and Yuliya Laptanovich.
11.04.2024 Aliaksandr Kulinich, accused of insulting Lukashenka, died in the Brest pre-trial detention center
This is the sixth death of a political prisoner behind bars.
10.04.2024 Nobel laureate Bialiatski’s condition worsens after 1,000 days in Belarusian prison, his wife says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski marked his 1,000th day in prison in Belarus on Tuesday amid increasing fears about his deteriorating health, his wife said.
09.04.2024 "What hemophilia? You shouldn't have written comments on the Internet." The story of political prisoner Aliaksei Haloukin
He told Viasna about his time in the Hrodna pre-trial detention center and Babrujsk colony No. 2, medical care, the library, and the special squad he was part of.
05.04.2024 At least 32 political prisoners were released in March having served their term
What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were held in places of captivity, Viasna recalls their cases.
05.04.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
02.04.2024 Four Scottish Ministers become godparents for political prisoners in Belarus
As part of #WeStandBYyou solidarity campaign, four Scottish MPs of the Scottish National Party Christina McKelvie, Angus Robertson, Neil Gray and Emma Roddick take on a godparenthood for Natallia Dulina, Eduard Babaryka, Siarhei Vaitsiuk and Volha Tserakh.
