03.08.2023 Another group of convicted protesters recognized as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
02.08.2023 July criminal trials: at least 52 people convicted on political grounds
The amount of group cases indicates that repression is list-based.
01.08.2023 New details of the persecution of artist Ales Pushkin: charges over iconic performance restaging and solitary confinement in pre-trial detention
Viasna continues to collect information about Pushkin's persecution, imprisonment, and death.
01.08.2023 Human rights defenders identify another 14 political prisoners
Human rights community demands the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of political repression.
26.07.2023 Belarus unites in a 12-hour online solidarity marathon with political prisoners
On Saturday, July 29th, independent Belarusian media will come together in a 12-hours all-Belarusian online solidarity marathon "We Care!" to raise funds for political prisoners and their families.
26.07.2023 #FreeViasna: Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
Leanid Sudalenka was released from jail while Viasna has been awarded another major human rights prize.
25.07.2023 11 more people recognized as political prisoners over “extremism” charges and convictions
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
25.07.2023 Ukraine deserves to win: Nobel Peace Prize laureates to send a powerful message to the US government
The visit will take place in Washington DC from July 25 to 28, 2023.
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka: “My mother thought I was working abroad for 3 years”
First interview of the released human rights defender.
21.07.2023 Viasna among five winners of UN Human Rights Prize in 2023
This year’s winners defend human rights in Belarus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan, Uruguay and globally.
21.07.2023 Leanid Sudalenka released after serving jail term in full
Human rights defender has been held behind bars for two and a half years.
19.07.2023 16 Luxembourg MPs become godparents of political prisoners in Belarus
Members of Parliament have become symbolic godparents as part of Libereco solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou.
18.07.2023 Ales Puhkin's godmother Camilla Hansén: “I had really hoped that we should meet one day”
Viasna talked with Swedish MP about the life and works of Ales Pushkin and about her further actions.
18.07.2023 "Their struggle could move any of us. Their dignity and courage a lesson for anyone of us." Why foreign artists draw political prisoners of Belarus
In interviews with Viasna, Gianluca Costantini and Rash Brax open up about their creative process and what drives them to support the marginalized.
17.07.2023 Eight more people recognized political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
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