News for January 2024

Photographer from Barysaŭ was sentenced to three years in colony

31.01.2024 Photographer from Barysaŭ was sentenced to three years in colony

According to his cellmate from the temporary detention facility on Akrescina, Aliaksandr's persecution is related to his videos posted on an "extremist" Internet resource.

Elections*2024. Analytical report  on the formation of precinct commissions

31.01.2024 Elections*2024. Analytical report on the formation of precinct commissions

The expert election*12024 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.

The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners

30.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners

We, representatives of the human rights community of Belarus, once again note that criminal prosecution for inciting other social hatred or hostility (Article 130 of the Criminal Code) is selectively and discriminatively applied by the investigation and the courts solely to protect the institutions of power.

What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26

29.01.2024 What happened to political prisoners from January 15 to 26

Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution for Belarus

26.01.2024 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution for Belarus

A Call for Democratic Change in Belarus and Accountability for Rights Violations.

The UN Working Group recognized violations of the rights of political prisoner and lawyer Vital Brahinets

26.01.2024 The UN Working Group recognized violations of the rights of political prisoner and lawyer Vital Brahinets

The complaint was prepared by lawyers of a human rights organization Respect-Protect-Fulfill and the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers.

The Investigative Committee initiated special proceedings against 20 "Tsikhanouskaya analysts"

25.01.2024 The Investigative Committee initiated special proceedings against 20 "Tsikhanouskaya analysts"

Special proceedings began on January 24th. 

We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies

25.01.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of convicted participants of peaceful assemblies

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

The statement on the recognition of 5 people as political prisoners

25.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 5 people as political prisoners

Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community

400th Godparent: First Minister of Scotland “adopts” Belarusian Political Prisoner Dzmitryi Halavach

24.01.2024 400th Godparent: First Minister of Scotland “adopts” Belarusian Political Prisoner Dzmitryi Halavach

Today, Libereco’s solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou for political prisoners has reached another milestone: With First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf becoming the 400th parliamentarian to take on symbolic godparenthood for a political prisoner in Belarus.

Leanid Sudalenka: “Who will be responsible for the death of Ales Pushkin? What will we do if one morning we find out that Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski has passed away [in prison]?”

24.01.2024 Leanid Sudalenka: “Who will be responsible for the death of Ales Pushkin? What will we do if one morning we find out that Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski has passed away [in prison]?”

In this interview with Human Rights House Foundation, marking six months since his release, Sudalenka shares his experiences from unjust imprisonment to forced exile and discusses the dependence of Lukashenka’s regime on continuous repressions against Belarusian civil society.

The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners

23.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 7 people as political prisoners

Statement by the human rights community of Belarus

KGB officers come en masse to relatives of political prisoners and former political prisoners

23.01.2024 KGB officers come en masse to relatives of political prisoners and former political prisoners

On January 20-23, 2024, Viasna human rights center collects facts of political persecution of Belarusians.

Sleeping on the floor and an unbuttoned jacket: how political prisoners are persecuted for "malicious disobedience"

23.01.2024 Sleeping on the floor and an unbuttoned jacket: how political prisoners are persecuted for "malicious disobedience"

Viasna has analyzed court rulings under Article 411 of the Criminal Code and reports absurd and far-fetched violations political prisoners are punished for, which they are later tried for and receive additional terms.

BYPOL case trial begins in absentia. Defendants accused under 12 articles

22.01.2024 BYPOL case trial begins in absentia. Defendants accused under 12 articles

On January 22, Minsk City Court tries 6 defendants. The judge is Dzina Kuchuk.

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