News on the topic: solidarity
25.09.2023 "Ales, I'm very proud..." Lithuanian schoolchildren congratulated Bialiatski on his birthday
A meeting with local schoolchildren was held at the Simonas Daukantas Gymnasium in Vilnius on the birthday of Ales Bialiatski (September 25).
11.09.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned human rights defenders of Viasna
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
11.09.2023 The #FreeViasna campaign invites you to a solidarity event in Vilnius on September 17
On this day, three years ago, Marfa Rabkova was detained, and two years ago, a campaign of solidarity with political prisoners and human rights defenders #FreeViasna was launched.
05.09.2023 Danish Institute Against Torture made a joint statement on Belarus
The institute urges the Belarusian authorities to repeal the decision designating Viasna as an "extremist formation".
05.09.2023 Exhibition dedicated to Ales Bialiatski will be held in Berlin
The project will explore the life of the human right defender.
04.09.2023 "Human rights defenders are under threat". The Sunflower Declaration was presented at a Nobel Peace Conference
The Declaration has concrete recommendations to governments, multilateral organizations, businesses, cities and universities.
30.08.2023 Accountability for Enforced Disappearances in Belarus: Former member of President Lukashenka’s elite hit squad brought before a Swiss Court
The proceeding follows the criminal claims by relatives of two of the victims and is supported by FIDH, TRIAL International, and Viasna.
28.08.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
The Nobel Peace Conference will be held in Oslo while Ales Bialitski is still in jail.
28.08.2023 Belarusian human rights groups respond to Viasna extremist labeling
Stand in solidarity with the Belarusian human rights movement.
25.08.2023 First international reactions to the declaration of Viasna an 'extremist formation'
UN Human Rights and the U.S. State Department stand in solidarity with the human rights group.
15.08.2023 Members of Parliament from Italy, Czechia, and Germany adopt political prisoners Zubrakou, Zotova and Raptunovich
Libereco's solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues.
08.08.2023 Rights advocate Leanid Sudalenka on his jail experience: “I was labeled a persistent violator”
Leanid Sudalenka on why he left Belarus, how political prisoners are discriminated against, and why solidarity is essential.
04.08.2023 Lech Wałęsa to Belarusian civil society: “Your suffering will pay off”
Viasna asked the prominent politician and freedom fighter to address the Belarusians on the Day of Solidarity with Civil Society in Belarus.
26.07.2023 Belarus unites in a 12-hour online solidarity marathon with political prisoners
On Saturday, July 29th, independent Belarusian media will come together in a 12-hours all-Belarusian online solidarity marathon "We Care!" to raise funds for political prisoners and their families.
25.07.2023 Ukraine deserves to win: Nobel Peace Prize laureates to send a powerful message to the US government
The visit will take place in Washington DC from July 25 to 28, 2023.
