News for November 2024
29.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of ten people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
28.11.2024 "The political nature of the charges is already obvious." Human rights activist comments on the case of Vasil Verameichyk
We are discussing the case of Vasil Verameichyk with Viasna human rights defender Pavel Sapelka.
28.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 18 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
27.11.2024 Kurdish dissident sentenced to death in Iran: Verisheh Moradi
A dissident from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish ethnic minority is at risk of execution.
27.11.2024 Over the past 10 years, 24 death sentences have been handed down in Belarus. Review of high-profile cases
During this time, only three were pardoned.
26.11.2024 Human rights defender Siarzhuk Sys comments on the Russian wanted list: "It is better not to visit some CIS countries now"
A Viasna human rights defender spoke about his reaction to the news about his inclusion in the Russian wanted list.
26.11.2024 Restriction, moratorium, abolition: How Lithuania eliminated the death penalty
Viasna reports how independent Lithuania abolished the death penalty.
25.11.2024 International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: 163 women political prisoners in Belarus
In four years, more than 1,450 politically motivated criminal convictions against women have been recorded.
25.11.2024 "Sunrise over a swamp": at least 40 people were convicted in Belarus for the red-and-green flag
In total, Belarusians were sentenced to 118 years in a penal colony for "desecrating state symbols."
25.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of six people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus.
25.11.2024 Statement on the recognition of journalist Ihar Iliyash as a political prisoner
Joint statement by human rights organizations of Belarus.
22.11.2024 112 people convicted in absentia in Belarus, three of them twice
Viasna reports the cases of those three people.
21.11.2024 Vietnam handed over Vasil Verameichyk, a volunteer of the Kalinoŭski Regiment, to Belarus
This was reported by propagandists in an ONT film about volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine.
20.11.2024 The statement on the recognition of 13 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
19.11.2024 The New York City Bar Association statement on human rights violations in Belarus
The New York City Bar Association expresses grave concern over ongoing human rights abuses in Belarus, particularly the systematic mistreatment of political prisoners under the regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
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