News for February 2025
11.02.2025 Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk: "It was difficult both psychologically and physically to withstand all these tortures"
Former political prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, who left Belarus after her release from penal colony No. 24, spoke about the conditions of imprisonment.
10.02.2025 "You will not get out alive with your diagnosis" The story of a former prisoner at Akrescina
In January 2025, Viasna recorded at least 506 cases of politically motivated repression.
07.02.2025 "You're just watching the life you built crumble," former political prisoner speaks of three years of imprisonment
Yana Zhurauliova spoke with Viasna about the adaptation after her release, the difficulty of returning to her profession, three years of imprisonment, and a women's penal colony.
07.02.2025 The IAPB submits evidence to the ICC prosecutor on the situation in Belarus
It follows Lithuania’s referral of the situation in Belarus to the ICC Prosecutor on 30 September 2024.
07.02.2025 We demand the rehabilitation of 16 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
07.02.2025 Human rights situation in Belarus. January 2025
The ongoing human rights crisis in Belarus provided the backdrop for the sham presidential election, in which A. Lukashenka was re-elected, solidifying his hold on state power.
06.02.2025 Torn balaclava, scratches, comments: more than 300 people convicted of "violence" and "resistance" to police
Viasna reports on protesters convicted under "violent" articles, recalls the stories of some of them, and human rights activist Pavel Sapelka explains why they are recognized as political prisoners.
05.02.2025 Stand-up comedian Slava Kamisaranka was added to the "list of extremists"
The basis for the criminal case was his stand-up performances mentioning Lukashenka and the police.
05.02.2025 "The Constitution does not provide effective protection against discrimination for women". Non-governmental organizations of Belarus spoke at the UN
When domestic violence cases were reported to police, police screened the political activities of the victim rather than provide support.
05.02.2025 Political arrest of Pavel Lashchanka, managing partner of the international Ernst & Young company
Sources suggest his persecution is linked to his actions in 2020.
05.02.2025 Economist Pavel Daneika was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in a penal colony in the Coordinating Council case
He was fined 546,000 rubles (more than 160,400 euros).
04.02.2025 Elections*2025. Preliminary analytical report on the results of observation of the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus
The expert elections*2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
04.02.2025 8 more political prisoners have been released in Belarus by pardon, the total number since the summer is 258
According to estimates by Viasna human rights activists, 258 political prisoners have been released by pardon since July 2024.
03.02.2025 PACE unanimously adopted a resolution on Belarus
PACE held an urgent debate on ‘The urgent need for free and fair elections in Belarus’.
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