11.01.2024 At least 207 detained upon return to Belarus: current statistics from Viasna for 2023
Viasna has collected all known information about the persecution of people returning to Belarus from abroad.
10.01.2024 In 2023, 62 "extremist groups" were recognized, 11 of them are media outlets
Viasna reports the organizations that were recognized as "extremist formations" in 2023.
09.01.2024 OSCE: decision not to invite its observers to the elections contradicts Belarus' international commitments
"It will prevent the country’s citizens and institutions from benefiting from an impartial, transparent, and comprehensive assessment".
08.01.2024 Political prisoners of Belarus in 2023. Infographics
Repressions have continued in Belarus for over three and a half years since the start of the 2020 election campaign. Unfortunately, the situation has worsened significantly.
08.01.2024 Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
08.01.2024 Marfa Rabkova's "godmother" congratulated the political prisoner on her birthday: "You inspire many people far beyond the borders of Belarus"
January 6 is the birthday of Marfa Rabkova, the coordinator of the Viasna volunteer service. This is the fourth time in a row she celebrated it imprisoned.
04.01.2024 Viasna human rights defenders sent an appeal to the UN Special Rapporteurs on the detention of Belarusians for donations
Viasna legal service sent an appeal to three Special Rapporteurs.
04.01.2024 Female political prisoners: unveiling portraits and imprisonment motivations
Viasna human rights defenders collected and analyzed data on politically motivated criminal prosecution of women in Belarus.
04.01.2024 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: December 2023
The authorities continue to persecute dissidents and political opponents, instigating a climate of terror and limiting rights and freedoms to the maximum extent possible.
03.01.2024 Former serviceman Pavel Kuchynski was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment
Pavel was found guilty under seven criminal articles: "treason to the state", "act of terrorism", "creation of an organization for carrying out terrorist activities or participation in it" among others.
03.01.2024 Lack of air, overcrowded cells, night with light. What Belarusians reported during the documentation in 2023
Human rights activists spoke about the specifics of documenting in 2023.
03.01.2024 The statement on the recognition of 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
29.12.2023 Elections* 2024. Analytical report on the formation of territorial and district election commissions
The expert election*1 2024 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.
28.12.2023 "They didn't replace us, they just didn't hire anyone instead." Labor contract as a method of repression
Two teachers from one Belarusian university told Viasna how they were dismissed when their contracts were not renewed and how they were denied the right to a profession.
26.12.2023 The statement on the recognition of 15 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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