News for October 2023
09.10.2023 Political prisoner Vasil Berasneu hospitalized, a kidney transplant needed
Berasneu's health situation is so critical that medical treatment does not make sense.
06.10.2023 Senior citizen with cancer sentenced to prison for comments
The verdict was announced by judge Pavel Kartsinin.
06.10.2023 Digest of the released: 52 political prisoners were released in September, 45 of them after the expiration of the term
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
06.10.2023 Statement of human rights defenders on recognition of six new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
05.10.2023 Former journalist Andrei Tolchyn did not leave the temporary detention facility after 3 days from the moment of detention
According to Homel Viasna, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 3.
05.10.2023 EPDE calls on the OSCE to intensify its efforts to support and defend citizen election observers
EPDE's Senior Programme Officer Adam Busuleanu made a statement at the OSCE 2023 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference.
05.10.2023 At her trial, activist Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk reported beatings and pressure in the penal colony
Viasna recounts what happened at the first court hearing in the case of Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk.
05.10.2023 We invite you to an event in Białystok for the International Day against the Death Penalty
A discussion will take place with the participation of Andrei Paluda and Anastasiya Charnova.
05.10.2023 Criminal case was opened against the participants of the live broadcast of a solidarity action
Investigators have opened a criminal case for financing extremist activities.
05.10.2023 Front Line Defenders condemns the decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus to uphold Nasta Loika’s 7 year prison sentence
The organisation expresses its grave concern at the systemic mistreatment and rights violations of the woman human rights defender throughout her detention.
05.10.2023 The Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal cases against the BNR Rada
Criminal cases were initiated against the leaders and members of the BNR Rada.
04.10.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: September 2023
Human rights defenders still describe the human rights situation in Belarus as critical.
03.10.2023 #FreeViasna: review of news on imprisoned Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
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