06.12.2023 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: November 2023
Human rights defenders regularly identify and document cases of torture and prohibited types of treatment during the investigation of politically motivated criminal cases, as well as prohibited types of treatment of detainees in administrative proceedings.
06.12.2023 22 political prisoners released in November having served their sentences
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
06.12.2023 Situation on the eve of the elections*2024. First report of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”
The expert monitoring mission of the elections*2024 is carried out by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" within the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
05.12.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 27 and December 5
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
05.12.2023 The case of the Coordinating Council is a new attack on the civil society of Belarus
Inform human rights defenders about detentions and searches in the Coordinating Council case.
05.12.2023 The statement of human rights defenders on the recognition of eight people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
04.12.2023 "Healthcare in prison is a black mirror that each of us has looked into"
In Vilnius, on November 29, a public initiative Doctors for Truth and Justice held a conference on penitentiary medicine and psychology in Belarus.
01.12.2023 Human rights defenders prepared a report to the UN on the state's implementation of the recommendations of the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
The report was prepared by a coalition of Belarusian human rights organizations.
30.11.2023 Stories of teenage political prisoners of Belarus who were deprived of their freedom
Viasna reports how the Belarusian authorities persecute children for political reasons, and why the children were imprisoned.
29.11.2023 Statement on the recognition of six new political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
29.11.2023 What happened to political prisoners between November 17 and 27
Viasna provides a weekly overview of the latest news on political prisoners.
28.11.2023 Latest news about jailed Viasna human rights defenders
We collected news on Viasna team members who are behind bars.
27.11.2023 Solidarity without borders: a guide on supporting political prisoners from abroad
Now that thousands of Belarusians are scattered all over the world, Viasna has gathered possible ways to support and cheer up political prisoners from abroad.
22.11.2023 Statement of the human rights community on the recognition of 13 new political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
22.11.2023 Support Viasna on Giving Tuesday
For the first time, Viasna has decided to join the global Tuesday of radical generosity and calls for support for its long-term activities in defense of human rights in Belarus.
