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
05.06.2024 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.
05.06.2024 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Anaïs Marin
Situation of human rights in Belarus.
04.06.2024 Amnesty 2024: in honor of the liberation of Belarus without the release of political prisoners
Since Belarus asserted its independence, more than a dozen amnesty laws have been adopted. This usually happens in connection with the state celebration of some anniversary.
03.06.2024 At least 28 political prisoners released in May having served their sentences
Viasna recounts their cases and terms in the monthly digest.
03.06.2024 We demand the rehabilitation of 29 former political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
31.05.2024 77 people were convicted for donations. How are they persecuted in Belarus for solidarity, and how to avoid persecution for it
Viasna reports how people in Belarus are persecuted for showing solidarity and reminds what to do if you are called for a "conversation" because of your donations.
31.05.2024 The trial of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's analysts case begins
According to the case materials, all the defendants are accused of committing crimes of an extremist nature in connection with Aliaksandr Lukashenka's campaign for the elections.
30.05.2024 At least 5,133 convicted in criminal cases: four years of persecution in numbers
Today, Viasna reports the numbers reflecting the four years of unprecedented brutal mass persecution in the country.
29.05.2024 Four years since the day of mass detentions in Hrodna: what happened to the defendants in the Tsikhanouski case
Those events on a square in Hrodna on May 29, 2020, can be called the beginning of mass persecution in Belarus, which continue to this time.
29.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 9 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
28.05.2024 Forced labor in Belarus in the light of global assessments
Together with Viasna human rights activist Aleh Matskevich, we continue to talk about forced labor in Belarus in the context of international standards.
27.05.2024 "Return to the here and now": how Belarusians who suffered from persecution cope with mental problems
Viasna continues to publish stories where victims of political repression give advice and speak about the things that helped them cope with mental disorders.
27.05.2024 The statement on the recognition of 6 people as political prisoners
Statement by the human rights community of Belarus
