News on the topic: detention conditions
23.04.2024 "Until you exit the gate, you don't know if they will detain you for more days or if there's already a criminal case," a former prisoner
A Minsk resident told Viasna about the difference between a regular cell and a political punishment cell in the Center for Isolation of Offenders at Akrescina and his cellmates at the end of January 2024.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
26.02.2024 UN experts call for release from prison of veteran politician suffering from cancer
UN experts* today expressed concern at the reported critical health condition and ill-treatment in detention of Ryhor Kastusiou.
01.02.2024 "What was broken in the punishment cell heals the way it is": former political prisoner speaks of the conditions in PC-1
The man heard the screams of political prisoners being beaten, treated himself using books from the library, and ate gruel in a punishment cell, while snowflakes fell into his plate from the window open for several days in a row.
29.01.2024 What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
23.01.2024 Sleeping on the floor and an unbuttoned jacket: how political prisoners are persecuted for "malicious disobedience"
Viasna has analyzed court rulings under Article 411 of the Criminal Code and reports absurd and far-fetched violations political prisoners are punished for, which they are later tried for and receive additional terms.
15.01.2024 What happened to political prisoners between January 1 and January 15
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
08.01.2024 Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics
Repressions have continued in Belarus for over three and a half years since the start of the 2020 election campaign. Unfortunately, the situation has worsened significantly.
04.01.2024 Female political prisoners: unveiling portraits and imprisonment motivations
Viasna human rights defenders collected and analyzed data on politically motivated criminal prosecution of women in Belarus.
