News for August 2024
30.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of five people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
30.08.2024 "Australia should strengthen its global advocacy to abolish the death penalty", Human Rights Watch said
Submission to the foreign affairs committee seeks stronger bilateral engagement.
29.08.2024 Political prisoner list in Belarus expanded by six names
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
29.08.2024 Viasna appealed to the UN Working Group on the political prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for solidarity
Viasna sent a complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention against 64-year-old political prisoner Iryna Takarchuk, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
28.08.2024 "We will return to the country together with constitutional legality": Leanid Sudalenka on the police wanted list in Belarus
Convicted in absentia human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka on the police wanted list in Belarus. His photo appeared on Homieĺ stands "Wanted by the police". The human rights defender communicated with the prosecutor's office and the Homieĺ Court during the investigation and preparation of the trial and did not hide his current place of residence.
28.08.2024 Another political prisoner sentenced for 'Malicious disobedience to the prison administration'
On June 12, Žodzina City Court held a trial on political prisoner Yahor Ibrahimau, who was sentenced to four years in prison. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
28.08.2024 A secret trial for "espionage" was held in Brest
Human rights activists learned that a few months ago, the Brest Regional Court convicted Dzmitry Shlethauer under Part 1 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code ("promoting extremist activities") and Article 358 of the Criminal Code ("espionage").
27.08.2024 Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia: pressure on human rights defenders intensifies
The human rights situation in some post-Soviet countries continues to deteriorate. It is particularly noticeable in Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
26.08.2024 "Innocent people are forced to appeal to the dictator for their release." Pavel Sapelka on the appeal for amnesty
In Belarusian penal colonies and prisons, political prisoners convicted on arbitrary charges face additional pressure: they are forced to confess to crimes they did not commit.
26.08.2024 Working for human rights in Belarus: Freedom and Democracy Foundation recognized as "extremist formation"
On August 15, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus included the Polish non-governmental Freedom and Democracy Foundation in the list of "extremist formations".
25.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of seven people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
23.08.2024 Statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.08.2024 150 days in a punitive isolation cell and not a single meeting in three years. The story of a former political prisoner from Zaslaŭje
From March to June 2022, Siarhei was held in a punitive isolation cell, without bed linen, daily walks, and the possibility of buying in a prison shop.
22.08.2024 Lukashenka's bill: humanism or more persecution? Lawyer Pavel Sapelka comments
Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelka analyzed the innovations proposed by Lukashenka and spoke about the most significant of them.
22.08.2024 More than 20 political prisoners were released on pardon, including Kseniya Lutskina and Vasil Berasneu
Human rights defenders do not publish the names of other released prisoners for their safety.
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