06.07.2022 The father of six children sentenced to jail
Political prisoner Aliaksandr Zialiutkin was sentenced to 3.5 years in a medium-security penal colony
05.07.2022 Solidarity campaign #WeStandBYyou continues: Three European MPs ‘adopt’ political prisoners
Members of Parliament from Slovakia and Germany adopt political prisoners Siarhei Sakavets, Yury Bialko und Yuliya Labunova
04.07.2022 Viasna digest: 28 political prisoners released in June, half of them fully served their sentences
According to human rights defenders, at least 28 people were released in June. Viasna tells what happened to political prisoners in June.
01.07.2022 Andrei Padniabenny sentenced to 15 years in jail under ‘terrorist’ article
On May 23, the KGB put Andrei Padniabenny on the list of terrorists
30.06.2022 The trial over BelaPAN journalists suspended for two months
A regular closed-door court hearing resulted in an unexpected decision
30.06.2022 List of political prisoners updated with 13 new names
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
29.06.2022 “She doesn’t regret anything”: How is Marfa Rabkova doing in jail
Aksana Kolb, the editor-in-chief of Novy Čas newspaper, met Marfa in pre-trial detention center and spoke to Viasna about the human rights defender's condition
29.06.2022 Interactive Dialog on Belarus held at 50th Session of the Human Rights Council
UN Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin presented her report on the situation of human rights in Belarus that was by the Interactive Dialogue on the human rights situation in Belarus.
28.06.2022 HRDs recognise 14 people as political prisoners
Joint statement by the Belarusian human rights community
24.06.2022 New sentences, increased custody level and long-awaited releases: What happened to political prisoners this week
Viasna has collected all the news about political prisoners for this week
24.06.2022 Belarusian human rights defender Anisiya Kazliuk detained in Kyiv
Police claim the activist's residence permit is not valid due to expiration despite the government stating that all documents are automatically renewed under martial law
23.06.2022 Crackdown on academic community continues: two educators and student arrested
Two BSU professors and a BSUIR student were arrested today in Minsk
23.06.2022 Harsh sentence for philosopher Uladzimir Matskevich
Political prisoner, philosopher, and founder of the Flying University sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony
22.06.2022 Viasna to present most recent reports on political persecution and prisons in Belarus
The presentation will take place on June 24 at 12:00 in Vilnius as part of the Week against torture
21.06.2022 Week Against Torture 2022 Program schedule
International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus together with the Viasna Human Rights Center, Legal Initiative, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Viasna Volunteer network, Youth Council RADA, initiatives politzek.me and dissidentby invite you to participate in the events of the Week against torture from June 20 to 26
