News on the topic: detention conditions

"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.

UN experts call for release from prison of veteran politician suffering from cancer

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.

"What was broken in the punishment cell heals the way it is": former political prisoner speaks of the conditions in PC-1

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.

What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26

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.

Sleeping on the floor and an unbuttoned jacket: how political prisoners are persecuted for "malicious disobedience"

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.

What happened to political prisoners between January 1 and January 15

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.

Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics

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.

Female political prisoners: unveiling portraits and imprisonment motivations

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.

What happened to political prisoners from December 13 to 21

22.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners from December 13 to 21

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

Wake-up time is 5 a.m. in a concrete cell, presumably in solitary confinement: these are conditions in which Ales Bialiatski is being held

20.12.2023 Wake-up time is 5 a.m. in a concrete cell, presumably in solitary confinement: these are conditions in which Ales Bialiatski is being held

Radio Svaboda has found out information about the attitude towards political prisoners in the Gorki penal colony and the certain environment that the local administration creates. 

What happened to political prisoners from December 5 to 13

14.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners from December 5 to 13

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

What happened to political prisoners between November 27 and December 5

05.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 27 and December 5

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

What happened to political prisoners between November 17 and 27

29.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 17 and 27

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

"Show everyone we have no connection with." We recall the political prisoners whom the authorities showed in prisons

20.11.2023 "Show everyone we have no connection with." We recall the political prisoners whom the authorities showed in prisons

In Belarus, a number of political prisoners are in complete isolation without communication with the outside world.

What happened to political prisoners from November 9 to 17

17.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners from November 9 to 17

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

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