17.06.2024 The pressure continues: what happened to political prisoners between May 23 and June 14
Viasna reports the latest news about political prisoners.
14.06.2024 Serbia: Stop the Extradition of Andrey Gnyot to Belarus
The Belgrade High Court ordered the extradition of Belarusian filmmaker and co-founder of the “Free Association of Athletes SOS-BY”, Andrey Gnyot, from Serbia to Belarus.
14.06.2024 The statement on the recognition of 10 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
14.06.2024 At least 145 people were tried in criminal political cases in May
Viasna traditionally reports the specifics of the criminal prosecution last month.
14.06.2024 "Shove your rights up your ass," a former political prisoner speaks about the pressure in home confinement
Aliaksandr Svirydzenka told Viasna about poor-quality medical care in detention, restrictions in home confinement, detentions for "rules violation", and conditions of detention in the temporary detention facility at Akrescina.
13.06.2024 Statement on the recognition of political prisoner and journalist Alena Tsimashchuk
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
13.06.2024 "The whole cell heard how he was beaten." Ex-political prisoner on torture in Žodzina prison
Žodzina stretching and the development of fine motor skills of the hands
12.06.2024 "We are here because our hearts say so": solidarity action with political prisoner and lawyer Maksim Znak
The event was organized by the Lithuanian Bar Council, and supported by Belarusian lawyers, in order to speak about the lawlessness against their Belarusian colleague imprisoned for his professional activities.
12.06.2024 Human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka tried in absentia for facilitating extremist activities
Leanid Sudalenka is one of the first human rights defenders who faced criminal prosecution after the 2020 presidential election.
11.06.2024 The results of the first decade of the new stage of the world struggle against forced labor. The experience of Belarus and its closest neighbors
Together with Viasna human rights activist Aleh Matskevich, we talk about the international and Belarusian practice of eliminating forced labor through the ratification of these important international documents.
11.06.2024 "I'm not afraid. Let them be afraid!"
On July 2, there will be the opening of an exhibition about the intertwined fates of two outstanding human rights defenders, prisoners of conscience and Nobel Peace Prize laureates Ales Bialiatski and Oleg Orlov.
10.06.2024 The hearing of the appeal of the co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov postponed
After the verdict, without any grounds, Oleg Orlov was transferred to the SIZO-2 in Syzran on the night of April 11–12.
07.06.2024 "The routine is organized in such a way that you can get a "violation" record at any moment." Why political prisoners do not get early release
We discuss with former political prisoners and human rights defenders, why none of the options for political prisoners to be released early work.
06.06.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. May 2024
The level of repression against political opponents of the regime and dissidents in Belarus remains critically high.
06.06.2024 The statement on the recognition of 9 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
