News for October 2022
17.10.2022 Mikalai Autukhovich gets 25 years in jail, members of his ‘group’—up to 20
The trial in the high-profile case lasted five months.
17.10.2022 What happened to political prisoners on October 10–16
At least 10 people convicted in courts, eight political prisoners finished serving their terms.
17.10.2022 "After so many years of work, he was able to keep a tender heart." Human rights activist Valiantsin Stefanovich celebrated his 50th anniversary behind bars
On October 14, the human rights activist of "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich turned 50 years old. He met his anniversary behind bars. "Let the authorities consider me a smuggler, but there are many people I helped, and I am proud of it," he wrote from Valadarka.
14.10.2022 Alina Stefanovic: “It is my husband’s life's work”
Valiantsin Stefanovic turns 50.
14.10.2022 Viasna digest: 29 political prisoners released in September, four of them on pardon
Viasna recalls the released political prisoners' cases and sentences
13.10.2022 “Rail guerilla” Aliaksei Shyshkavets sentenced to 11 years in jail
The political prisoner was put on ‘terrorists list’ for joining the ByPol chatbot.
12.10.2022 #FreeViasna: Latest news on Viasna’s imprisoned human rights defenders
Nobel Peace Prize for Ales Bialitski, unexpected release of Tatsiana Lasitsa and other news on Viasna members.
12.10.2022 CoE: Member states should provide more support to Russian and Belarusian human rights defenders
Commissioner for Human Rights' statement identifies four minimum measures on which member states should focus their efforts.
12.10.2022 Defamation articles remain reprisals tool: 11 more people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
11.10.2022 Investigative Committee files criminal case on Kalinoŭski Regiment fighting in Ukraine
The security body deems the unit as an ‘extremist formation’.
11.10.2022 Andrei Paluda: “I hope there will be no more death sentences”
Human rights defenders against the death penalty campaign coordinator on evolution of death penalty perception and campaign highlights.
11.10.2022 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2022
Coordinator of Viasna’s volunteers Marfa Rabkova and volunteer Andrei Chapiuk were sentenced to 15 and 6 years in prison, respectively.
11.10.2022 UN experts call for immediate release of Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski
Viasna members jailed to silence human rights defenders and eradicate the civic space in Belarus.
10.10.2022 What happened to political prisoners on October 3–9
The struggle for human rights continues as Ales Bialitaski becomes the fourth person in history awarded Nobel prize while jailed
07.10.2022 Civil society all over the world celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ales Bialiatski
Viasna collected congratulations and reactions to receiving this outstanding award from all over the world.
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