15.10.2014 FIDH and Human Rights Centre “Viasna” demand to stop harassment of civil society activist Pavel Vinahradau
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" protest and outrage over the illegal actions of the Belarusian authorities in respect to the opposition activist Pavel Vinahradau.
10.10.2014 Human rights defenders: a moratorium on the death penalty is needed first of all for the Belarusian society
On October 10, the World Day against the Death Penalty, Belarusian human rights activists gave a final press conference on the Week against the Death Penalty in Belarus.
09.10.2014 Karel Schwarzenberg: “I can't understand those who, having lived up to the 21st century, advocate the death penalty”
October 8, well-known Czech politician and public figure Karel Schwarzenberg took part in human rights activities together with representatives of the European embassies, members of the Working Group on the Death Penalty in Belarus.
07.10.2014 Mother of victim of miscarriage of justice: “Thanks God I didn't give in to the sense of revenge”
Having lost her only son, who was executed innocent, she became the mother of all death row prisoners in Uzbekistan. Having achieved the abolition of the death penalty in the country, she is fighting for its abolition primarily in Belarus. Tamara Chikunova is a guest of honor of the Belarusian Week Against the Death Penalty and one of the heroines of the photo project "Capital Punishment", which tells the story of a mother of death row convict.
02.10.2014 Bahrain: recently released political prisoner Nabeel Rajab arrested again
As reported by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and FIDH Deputy Secretary General has been arrrested and faces up to three years of imprisonment for tweets allegedly insulting the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
01.10.2014 Human rights activists announce a Week Against the Death Penalty in Belarus
Various human rights activities will be held from 5 to 10 October under the slogan "The death penalty is murder". The events will be attended by honorary foreign visitors, ambassadors, famous creative people, relatives of executed convicts shot and sentenced to death, advocates and activists of the abolitionist movement in Belarus.
30.09.2014 FIDH and "Viasna" present a report on "Arbitrary Preventive Detention of Activists in Belarus"
Paris-Minsk, 24 September 2014 – In a report released today, our organisations establish that the authorities in Belarus systematically arrest activists prior to important public events to avoid any protest.
30.09.2014 Ales Bialiatski: Awarding of the Vaclav Havel Prize - a strong signal to the Azerbaijani authorities
Ales Bialiatski, head of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights, was in Strasbourg at the opening session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where on September 29 has been named the winner of the Vaclav Havel Prize on human rights.
25.09.2014 "Viasna" and FIDH presented the report on human rights violations in Belarus to OSCE
At the the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting the heads of the HRC "Viasna" – the president of the center - former political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovich, and coordinator of the campaign "Human rights defenders against the death penalty" Andrej Paluda - presented review of the human rights situation in Belarus on September 24 in Warsaw.
16.09.2014 Aliaksandr Yarashuk: Workers of Belarus have serfdom instead of rights
September 14-16, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation Sharan Burrow visits Belarus. Our journalist decided to ask some questions to Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions, Aliaksandr Yarashuk.
31.08.2014 Ales Bialatski: Regime in Belarus looks for benefit to gain from Ukraine’s misfortune
Authorities have exposed their “grasp reflex” without even fearing European Union representatives, says Ales Bialiatski.
25.08.2014 Nino Katamadze considers death penalty an important negative point in Belarus
The world-known Georgian jazz-rock singer, leader of the band “Inside” told it tut.by while speaking about her likes and dislikes in Belarus.
11.08.2014 Send a letter of support to arrested activists in Azerbaijan!
For one week in Azerbaijan was arrested three human rights activist: Leyla Yunus, Rasul Jafarov and Arif Yunus. Each - for three months. At the same time, Azerbaijan is the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
06.08.2014 Czech Foreign Minister receives Ales Bialiatski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Lubomír Zaorálek, received Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski at the Czernin Palace on 5 August, 2014. Ales Bialiatski founded the most respected Belarusian human rights organization "Viasna", which provides legal and financial support to the victims of Belarusian regime repressions.
06.08.2014 HRC “Viasna” passes to Azerbaijan's Ambassador statement condemning arrest of well-known human rights activists
August 6 the Human Rights Center "Viasna" passed to the Azerbaijan's Embassy in Minsk a statement condemning the repression of President Aliyev against prominent human rights defenders of the country.
