News for May 2023
22.05.2023 Reading of names and symbolic duffle bags: Actions in Vilnius on the Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus
Two events were held in Vilnius on Solidarity Day with Belarusian political prisoners. Let's have a closer look at them.
21.05.2023 We call for solidarity with all political prisoners and people subjected to criminal, administrative, and other types of political persecution
Statement by human rights organizations of Belarus on the Day of Political Prisoners
19.05.2023 Political prisoner list updated with 28 new people
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
18.05.2023 Twenty one people recognized as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
17.05.2023 Andrei Ashurak: “Bringing Vitold's case to an end is important for the whole society”
Viasna talked to Andrei Ashurak, Vitold’s brother, about the testimonies of Vitold’s fellow prisoners, the investigation, and the restoration of justice.
17.05.2023 Pressuring political prisoners in Belarus: Censorship of correspondence and isolation
Political prisoners in Belarus face increasing restrictions on their correspondence, stifling communication and isolating them further.
17.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity and join the action in your city
This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.
15.05.2023 Liquidation, arrests, trials, and expulsion. After 27 years of repression, Viasna continues its activities
What follows is a chronicle of the persecution of Viasna human rights defenders over the 27 years of the activity of the organization.
13.05.2023 May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity! Updated with events schedule
This year's theme is letters and the right to correspondence.
12.05.2023 Handbook of repressions released to facilitate obtaining protection abroad for Belarusians
Co-authors are the People’s Embassy of Belarus in Sweden and other embassies and Viasna.
11.05.2023 Cultural activist Pavel Belavus receives 13 years in jail
Belavus was convicted under four articles of the Criminal Code, including “high treason”.
10.05.2023 We demand to investigate Klimovich's death and the lack of proper medical care in the colonies
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
08.05.2023 Political prisoner Mikalai Klimovich dies in Viciebsk colony
The court sentenced him to imprisonment despite a serious heart condition.
05.05.2023 Out of jail! Eleven political prisoners served their sentences in full and were released in April
Another five people were sentenced to home confinement and released from pre-trial detention.
05.05.2023 Libereco: Belarusian Honorary Consuls in Germany and Switzerland must resign immediately
1,000 days have passed since the Belarusian presidential elections on 9 August 2020 and the brutal suppression of the subsequent mass protests.
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