News for October 2024
31.10.2024 Deterioration of legal profession in Belarus: facts, reasons, assessments
Human rights activists note that the mass prosecution of lawyers in administrative and criminal cases began in the second half of 2022.
30.10.2024 Pavel Sapelka: "Among 1,300 political prisoners, all candidates for this position from the previous elections are held incommunicado"
We spoke with Viasna human rights defender Pavel Sapelka about the conditions of the election campaign, the role of monitoring by human rights defenders, and the goals of the campaign.
30.10.2024 The European Parliament: "Elections held in a climate of fear and repression cannot be considered fair"
The European Parliament reaffirms its unwavering support for the sovereignty and independence of Belarus.
29.10.2024 Statement on the launch of an expert mission to observe the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025
The "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign announces the launch of an expert mission to monitor the presidential elections* in Belarus on January 26, 2025.
28.10.2024 Former political prisoner Dzmitry Kaneuski: "I felt pressure against me in the penal colony on a daily basis"
For almost eight months before his trial, Kaneuski was held in the Homieĺ pre-trial detention center in appalling conditions: rundown walls, cold, dirt, and stench.
28.10.2024 "Prison is outside, not inside": artworks from behind the bars
The exhibition in Vilnius, which is part of the Relentless Voices project of the Museum of Free Belarus in Warsaw, presents 60 drawings and graphic artworks.
25.10.2024 At least 360 people detained in Belarus from July to September
Viasna human rights defenders traditionally calculated the total number of detentions for the third quarter of 2024.
25.10.2024 Iran: youth arrested at 17 at risk of imminent execution: Mohammad Reza Azizi
Mohammad Reza Azizi, 21, is at risk of imminent execution in relation to a crime that took place when he was just 17 years old.
24.10.2024 Ukrainians convicted of a "sabotage for the Security Service of Ukraine": father and son sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony
The trial was handled by judge Yauhen Sharshniou.
23.10.2024 Four Scottish MPs take on a godparenthood for political prisoners in Belarus
As part of #WeStandBYyou campaign, Kenneth Gibson (Scottish National Party), Clare Haughey (Scottish National Party), Paul Sweeney (Scottish Labour) and Ruth Maguire (Scottish National Party) become godparents of Artsiom Kasakouski, Zhanna Volkava, Hanna Karniayenka and Kseniya Khоdyrаva.
22.10.2024 "One girl fainted after an injection right in the hallway": what is happening at Akrescina?
Viasna spoke with a former prisoner who served her sentence at Akrescina a few weeks ago about her detention, the conditions in the infamous detention centre, the epidemic of rotavirus infection, and medical care.
22.10.2024 Journalist Ihar Ilyash detained
The photo of the journalist was published by pro-government Telegram channels.
22.10.2024 Viasna: We demand to stop the criminal prosecution of human rights defender Alena Masliukova
The statement of Human Rights Center Viasna in connection with the sentencing in absentia against human rights defender Alena Masliukova.
21.10.2024 The statement on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
21.10.2024 Father's Day in Belarus: five stories about political prisoners who are fathers of many children
There are almost 30 political prisoners across the country who are fathers of many children.
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