News for November 2021
15.11.2021 15 more convicted over dancing protest in Brest
The Brest District Court has sentenced fifteen persons to various terms of imprisonment, mostly restricted freedom, over their involvement in a post-election protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in central Brest.
15.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
15.11.2021 Human rights defenders call to release 19 more protesters
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
14.11.2021 “Failed to register Viasna as a tax agent”: Why are the three human rights defenders kept behind bars for four months?
Today marks four months since Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, his deputy Valiantsin Stefanovich and the organization’s lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich, were remanded in custody at pre-trial prison No. 1 in Minsk.
12.11.2021 New godparents for Belarusian political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Germany and the United Kingdom adopt political prisoners Iryna Zlobina, Ivan Komar and Uladzimir Dudarau
11.11.2021 18 names added to list of political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
11.11.2021 Political prisoner Andrei Linnik sentenced to 4 years in prison for attending peaceful protest
On November 8, the Maskoŭski District Court of Minsk sentenced political prisoner Andrei Linnik to four years in a medium-security penal colony for participating in a protest on election night, August 9, 2020.
11.11.2021 MPs from Scotland, Switzerland and the Netherlands adopt political prisoners Aliaksandr Ivulin, Volha Mayorava and Maksim Viniarski
As part of Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou, Liam McArthur (Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrats), Priska Seiler Graf (Swiss National Council, SP) and Tom van der Lee (Netherlands, Tweede Kamer, GroenLinks) have taken on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus.
11.11.2021 Couple released after over 100 days in dire conditions
Anastasiya Krupenich-Kandratsiyeva and her husband Siarhei Krupenich were released on November 5, after spending nearly four months in a detention facility in Minsk. The couple left Belarus shortly after release.
10.11.2021 Political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
The Minsk City Court sentenced Mikalai Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, blogger and anarchist, to five years in a general-security penal colony.
09.11.2021 Release Mr. Tsikhanouski immediately: UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention rules in blogger's case
The deprivation of liberty of Siarhei Tsikhanouski is arbitrary. The Belarusian government should take urgent action to ensure his immediate release.
09.11.2021 19 political prisoners convicted in Brest
The Lieninski District Court of Brest sentenced nineteen political prisoners to various terms of imprisonment over their involvement in a series of post-election protests held on August 9-10 last year.
08.11.2021 #FreeViasna: Weekly news digest on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
On September 17, dozens of Belarusian and international human rights groups launched #FreeViasna, the campaign of solidarity with the imprisoned human rights activists of Viasna. Here’s the latest news about the Viasna members held behind bars.
05.11.2021 Human rights in Belarus: 35 OSCE states invoke Vienna Mechanism
UK Ambassador Bush delivers a statement on behalf of 35 OSCE states to invoke the Vienna Mechanism in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus.
04.11.2021 Viasna strongly protests sentencing of Leanid Sudalenka and Tatsiana Lasitsa
Statement by the Human Rights Center "Viasna"
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