News for September 2024
16.09.2024 The statement on the recognition of 22 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
16.09.2024 Risks of return: criminal cases and detentions at the Belarusian border
According to Viasna, since the beginning of 2024, more than 55 people have been detained upon their return to Belarus, 17 of whom have been prosecuted.
16.09.2024 New criminal case initiated against political prisoner Mikola Dziadok
Political prisoner Mikola Dziadok, sentenced to five years in a penal colony, was supposed to be released on April 25, 2025.
13.09.2024 Ales Tsisetski: "I felt that I was in my place, that I was where the heart of the Earth was beating”
After his release, Ales realized that the situation was getting worse and he would soon get a criminal case, and his friends advised him to leave Belarus.
12.09.2024 Home confinement replaced with penal colonies en masse: the reasons and who it affects
Viasna, together with lawyer Vika Rudziankova, explains the reasons for changing the punishment, which kinds of violations are punished, and what is considered malicious evasion from serving a sentence.
11.09.2024 In September, at least 16 women are tried for solidarity with political prisoners
For four months now, trials of women who were detained during the January KGB raid for solidarity with political prisoners have been taking place in Belarus.
11.09.2024 Will the pardoned political prisoners be granted expungement?
Former political prisoner and Viasna human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka speaks about the specifics of pardoning and figures out whether the pardoned people will be excluded from the lists of "extremists and terrorists" and how the Interior Ministry can monitor their "law-abiding behavior."
10.09.2024 "I knew that sooner or later they would come for me": a confession of a former political prisoner
Mikalai speaks about his participation in the events of 2020 and about the persecution he experienced from the time of his detention to the moment of his release.
09.09.2024 On the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, 34 representatives of the Belarusian media are behind bars
This day is extremely relevant for Belarus, where, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, 34 media representatives — journalists, reporters, bloggers — are currently behind bars.
06.09.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 19 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
06.09.2024 "It violates human rights." What is known about the case of a detained Japanese in Belarus
Immediately after the news were released on the state BT channel, Tokyo protested in the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
06.09.2024 "There are at least 16 political prisoners with disabilities behind bars." The alternative report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities met with the Belarusian civil society, in particular with those people who prepared an alternative report on Belarus.
05.09.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. August 2024
The repression of dissidents and those who express opposition to the regime in Belarus persists, with the level of criminal prosecution remaining at an alarmingly high rate.
05.09.2024 30 more political prisoners pardoned in Belarus
It is reported that among them there are 7 women and 23 men.
05.09.2024 Lukashenko regime declares Libereco “extremist”
Human rights organisation Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights is "extremist" according to a new assessment by the Belarusian authorities.
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