News for 23 Jan 2025
23.01.2025 More than 3,270 people were convicted for participating in protests against the falsified election results in 2020
Human rights defenders report how many people have been criminally convicted for participating in demonstrations, and Viasna lawyer Sviatlana Halauniova comments on the situation.
23.01.2025 The statement on the recognition of three people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
23.01.2025 Belarus: UN experts alarmed about widespread in absentia trials
The number of criminal proceedings in absentia initiated in Belarus against Belarusian citizens residing abroad increased dramatically in 2024, according to civil society reports.
23.01.2025 Belarus: Day of the Endangered Lawyer Jan. 24: Report & Executive Summary
In 2025, the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer spotlights the persecution of lawyers in Belarus, who face pervasive systematic harassment and interference with their professional activities.
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